Rodentia+-murinae,+block+1

​ MURINAE

__ SUBORSER CHARACTERISTICS __ : voles, lemmings and old world rats and mice

__ FAMLY CHARACTERISTICS __ VOLES AND LEMMINGS ARE SMALL RODENTS with a broad rounded head small eys and ears thick cylindrical body and short legs. most species fur some shade of brown with paler under parts lemmings look alot alike voles, but most species are stockier. with heavier bodies and shorter tails .some species fur some shade of brown with paler under parts. lemmings look alot like voles, but most species are stockier with heavier bodies and shorter tails. __ HOUSE MOUSE __ SIZE: total length ,169,tail,93mm,hind foot 18mm weight of adults 17 to 25g. Domain: kingdom animalia class mamalia suborder mypmorpha family muridae. DIET : CEREAL GRAINS, MEATS , SEEDS. LIVE: in buildings outside and out side during the summer __HOW TO IDENTIFY THEM__ they are dusty gray they weigh 1/2 to 1 ounce they are 2.5 -4 inches long their tail is as long as their body their body is slender small head ears moderately large ears small eys and somewhat protruding (color blind) their span is 1 to 2 years their droppings 1/4 inches long with pointed end and dark colored. INTERESTING FACT: they eat almost any thing like soap candles they drop 80 droppings per day Wow! __ RAT __ : live :rats live any where they perfer dark places ,sucj as cellers basements, under houses and in thick vegestation. DIET: they perfer to eat grain or live stock feed or meat. __HOW TO IDENTIFT THEM__ : may grow 10-12 inches, weight 6-9 ounces ,color; can vary from gray to black to brown. life span 2-3 years __INTERESTING FACT:__ rats have been known to eat soap leather, furs , candy , milk , meat,snails house mouse / rat house mouse tracks rat tracks