GHP Pest Control Applicator SM-47 Practice Test

Roof rats are slender, agile climbers, and a key identifying feature is their tail length, ear size, and nose shape. The description of a tail longer than the head and body, with large ears and a pointed nose, matches how roof rats look: a long, balancing tail helps them move through vertical spaces, ears that are relatively large for their head, and a pointed snout.

The other descriptions don’t fit roof rats. A tail shorter than the body with a blunt nose and small ears is more characteristic of Norway rats. A tail about the same length as the body with tiny ears doesn’t match the typical roof rat profile, which has noticeably larger ears. A prehensile tail with a round nose isn’t consistent with roof rats, which don’t grasp with their tails and have a more pointed snout.