Is a rat called a mouse when it is young or are a mouse and a rat two different things?
2007-04-27 07:25:30 · 11 answers · asked by peerunny 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
The answer is that a mouse and a rat are two different things.
The mouse are smaller, less vicious/dangerous than a rat, and tend to have a higher reproductive rate when comparing to a rat.
2007-04-27 09:10:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A mouse is very small, usually their bodies are not much bigger than 1-1/2 inches (Minus the tail). Rats are much bigger, at about 5" long (minus the tail) and have a longer, thicker tail. Some rats in the world grow much bigger than this. Even a baby rat is bigger than an adult mouse. A mouse's ears are also larger in proportion to the head than a rat's.
2007-04-27 17:40:03 · answer #2 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A mouse and a rat are related (rodents) but they are two different species.
2007-04-27 14:33:30 · answer #3 · answered by The man 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a mouse is a mouse
a rat is a rat
they are two different, but similar, species.
2007-04-27 14:33:55 · answer #4 · answered by Enchanted 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
always thought of a rat as a bigger animal
2007-04-27 14:37:15 · answer #5 · answered by --------------- 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two different things, from the same genus family. (i think it's the genus catagory.) They are both rodents.
2007-04-27 14:35:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two different things
2007-04-27 14:33:42 · answer #7 · answered by tidww 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no,rats are different from mice
2007-04-27 20:11:10 · answer #8 · answered by Hang 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is a house a cat? Is a louse a bat?
2007-04-27 14:39:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, but they belong to the same family (Rodents).
2007-04-27 16:56:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋