This one is a little more vague but of course thumping usually comes from larger animals so it s most likely from raccoons or opossums.
Animal noises in attic at night.
Mice and rats primarily make scratching sounds both when they move around and when they are rearranging their nests.
What sound does a squirrel make.
Raccoons rats mice and squirrels all scratch.
Babies make vocal sounds.
Many of the species that you have in your attic are nocturnal and are more likely to be active at night.
Noises in the attic scratching sounds at night.
A mouse is pretty small so the sound will match in timbre if not volume.
Many night sounds are likely to be from mice and rats.
Most animals scratch in the attic to clear out space for nesting or maybe to bury food.
Heavy noises at night.
Flying squirrelson the other hand are nocturnal and move in and out of attics primarily at night.
Ultimately an inspection of the attic will tell you what animal you ve got.
While most nocturnal animals leave your attic at night rodents tend to stay and can be heard throughout the entire space.
Bats may be heard if they have to move from a daytime roosting area to an exit point.
This includes raccoons bats mice rats and flying squirrels.
You re most likely dealing with a nocturnal animal since you hear noises at night so it may not be squirrel.