{"id":3084,"date":"2021-04-23T18:03:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T22:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exterminateursassocies.com\/insect-identification\/mouse-mouse-infestation-definition-and-characteristics-of-a-mouse-what-is-a-mouse\/"},"modified":"2024-06-18T16:54:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T20:54:44","slug":"mouse-identification","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.exterminateursassocies.com\/en\/insect-identification\/mouse-identification\/","title":{"rendered":"Mouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Mouse &#8211; What is a mouse?<\/h1>\n<h2>Definition of a mouse<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"FR-CA\">The mouse is a rodent that measures between 13 and 19 cm. The back of the mouse is usually dark gray or brown in colour, while its abdomen is paler. Like the field mouse, the mouse lives in the fields, but does not dig holes. It appropriates the burrows of other rodents: rats and field mice. 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