Rodents

Destroy property, spread disease, compete for human food sources and are aesthetically displeasing

• pests

• rodents

• bubonic plague

• leptospirosis

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Also known as Weil's Disease that is a form of bacterial infection carried by animals most commonly rats

• leptospirosis

• rickettsialpox

• murine or endemic typhus

• rodent control

The most effective way of preventing the diseases like leptospirosis and bubonic plague

• rodent control

• dengue

• filariasis

• mosquitoes

5 rodents associated diseases

A zoonotic disease, circulating mainly in fleas on small rodents

• leptospirosis

• bubonic plague

• rodents

• pests

What are these?

• rabbits

• rodents

• skunks

What are these?

• chipmunks

• skunks

• burrow

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The largest group of mammals are ____.

• egg-layers

• rodents

• marsupials

The smallest rodents are (a)   , and the largest rodents are (b)   .

• mice

• capybaras

• gerbils

• prairie dogs

Answer explanation

The smallest rodents, mice, are 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 inches long.

The largest rodents, capybaras, live in South America and can grow to be 4 feet long and weigh up to 150 pounds.

All rodents are (a)   , or plant eaters. Their diet includes nuts, berries, leaves, and grasses.

• herbivores

• carnivores

• omnivores