Rats & Sqrls are BFF’s: 13 Crazy 🤯 Common Traits! 🐀🐿
Welcome to the wild world of rodents, where two seemingly different species, rats and squirrels, reveal an astonishing array of similarities.
As a wildlife removal expert with a passion for understanding these creatures, I invite you to join me on a journey of discovery. Let’s delve into the shared traits that make these rodents more alike than you might imagine.
As you go through this list see which ones surprised you!
13 Crazy Common Traits
1. Tail Communication:
Even though their tails look different, both rats and squirrels communicate using their tails, conveying a wide range of messages such as warnings, mating signals, and expressions of dominance.
2. Scent Markings:
Both rats and squirrels use scent marking and urine communication, to establish territories. They have scent glands located in various parts of their bodies, and as they move through their environment, they leave behind unique chemical signals.
3. Omnivorous Diets:
Rats and squirrels are omnivores, showcasing adaptability in their diets by consuming nuts, seeds, fruits, insects, and even small animals if it comes down to it!
4. Burrowing Abilities:
Skilled burrowers, we all know squirrels bury nuts, however rats and certain ground squirrels create complex tunnel systems for shelter, revealing their shared ability to modify their environments.
5. Memory Skills:
Impressive memory skills are evident in both species, particularly in caching / storing food where they remember the locations of numerous food caches over extended periods as well as spatial memory. They can navigate complex mazes with remarkable speed, showcasing an ability to remember and recall spatial information.
6. Problem-Solving Prowess:
Rats and squirrels showcase problem-solving abilities, adapting to changing circumstances and finding innovative solutions to challenges. They can get cheese without setting off traps, find sly entry point on homes and make multiple entry and exit points for a quick exit.
7. Adaptable Urban Dwellers:
Both rodents demonstrate adaptability to urban environments, cohabiting with humans in cities and towns. They are both fond of living and dwelling rent free in people’s homes, from basements to attics. They sometimes can be room mates.
8. Social Hierarchies:
Organizing into social hierarchies, both rats and certain tree squirrels establish dominance structures and cooperative behaviors within their communities.
9. Excellent Climbers:
While squirrels are renowned for their climbing abilities, rats surprise with adept climbing skills, scaling various surfaces with ease.
10. Vocalizations:
Communication is key and unique with these rodents, rats emitting ultrasonic vocalizations and squirrels using chatters, barks, and squeaks to convey messages.
11. Nesting Instinct:
Whether it’s the hidden corners for rats or the lofty dreys for squirrels, both species share a common instinct to build nests in urban environments and take the eco-friendly approach to nest-building often upcycle materials and using the same material
12. Grooming Rituals:
Both rodents engage in grooming rituals to maintain cleanliness and strengthen social bonds within their groups. They meticulously clean their fur, removing dirt, parasites, and other debris.
13. Fast Reproduction:
Both species exhibit high reproductive rates, with short gestation periods and large litters, contributing to their adaptability.
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Conclusion
In this journey we’ve uncovered a tapestry of surprising similarities that adds depth to our understanding of these remarkable rodents.
As we continue to explore the wonders of the natural world, let us marvel at the intricacies of rodent life and appreciate the rich diversity they bring to our ecosystems.
P.S.
Check out this Exciting and Educational Video of me doing a Baby Squirrel Rescue and raising them with my sons
