Roof Rat Droppings Vs Mouse Droppings

It s fairly easy to tell the difference between rat and mouse droppings.

Roof rat droppings vs mouse droppings.

Rodent feces can carry harmful bacteria diseases and viruses including the hantavirus. They are shaped like a sausage curved with ends that are rounded and pointy. Droppings are typically found around where these creatures eat. They may be of different forms or sizes.

With that being said the easiest way to distinguish between rat and mouse droppings is to analyze the size of the droppings and their shape. Norway rat poop droppings norway rat poop droppings are even thicker that the roof rats and typically much shorter than field mice and roof rats. Look at the below photos. Droppings from the roof rat middle is a little smaller than the poop from a norway rat and has tapered ends.

When rat droppings are fresh they are soft and dark and feature a shiny wet surface. Droppings from the norway rat closest to the penny is the largest of the three and has blunt ends. Typically the length will still be the same but the thickness will be much greater than the typical field mouse. Mouse poop far right is much much smaller than rat droppings.

Roof rat droppings are very similar to the house mouse but much thicker. Rat droppings are bigger than mouse droppings and measure around 3 4 th of an inch in length and around 1 8 th of an inch diametrically. They are different sizes. But a rat pellet is way bigger much fatter with rounded ends.

Medical articles and infographics. A norway rat has capsule shaped feces while a roof rat has spindle shaped droppings and a house mouse has rod shaped excrement.