We're pretty generally pro-rodent, but it's not just the white belly fur and fluffy tails. Rats and squirrels have totally different faces! They look nothing alike to me. Although my grandmother was terrified of squirrels, I think she could not get past them reminding her of the rats in the tenement when she was a kid. She was very scared of them.
Would I still love Bubba if he didn't have fur? Huh?