Pest ID · Rodents

Rodents in Tennessee

Mouse and rat jobs are exclusion plus stations — not a spray stop. Identify the animal before you buy the wrong trap.

Tap the one that looks like what you see

The common indoor mouse. Gray or brown with a tan belly. Large ears, small dark eyes. Droppings the size of rice.

The other common mouse in Middle Tennessee. Two-tone: brown back, white belly and feet. Bigger eyes and ears than a house mouse.

Heavy body, blunt nose, small ears, shaggy brown fur with black hairs. Tail shorter than the body. Burrowers. Droppings about 3/4 in and blu…

Dark brown or black with a lighter belly. Pointed nose, large ears and eyes. Tail longer than the body. Climbers.