Rodent

                                    

Scientific Name Common Name              Rattus norvegicus     Norway/Sewer rat Rattus rattus Linnaeus     Roof/Black rat       Mus Musculus Linnaeus     House mouse  Recognition      thick and large body  tail shorter than body  muzzle blunt  eyes small  ears small and thick   (do not reach eyes)  droppings 19.1mm long,   capsule-shaped  live an average of 6-7 mths  average number of litters    is 4-5 per year, each containing an   average of 8-9 young                                                     medium body  tail longer than body  muzzle pointed  eyes large  ears large and thin    (can be pulled over eyes)  droppings 12.7mm long,   spindle-shaped  live an average of 6-7 mths  average number of litters    is 4-6 per year, each containing an   average of 6-7 young                                                     small body  tail same as body  muzzle pointed  eyes small  ears large   (do not reach eyes)  droppings 6.4mm long,   rod-shaped  live an average of 100 days  average number of litters    is 6-8 per year, each containing an   average of 6 young                                                     Damages  meat, fish, and cereals  fruit, vegetables, and cereals  seeds  Habitat  nest in household, kitchen, warehouse or sewers in outdoor  nest in upper parts of structure, wall void  nest in household, warehouse, drawers, wall void, carton box  Disease  Plague, Leptospirosis, Epidemic hemorrhagic fever, Tsutsugamushi disease and Salmonellosis