No, a cockroach is not a rodent at all, they belong to completely different animal groups with different biology. Rodents are mammals in the order Rodentia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having fur, giving birth to live young and nursing them with milk, and having a single pair of continuously growing incisors in upper and lower jaws that must be kept short by gnawing. Examples of rodents include mice, rats, squirrels, beavers, guinea pigs, and hamsters. Cockroaches are insects in the order Blattodea, they are cold-blooded arthropods with six legs, a hard exoskeleton, antennae, and wings in many species, they lay eggs in egg cases called oothecae, and they do not have fur, teeth, or mammary glands. Cockroaches have been around for hundreds of millions of years and are known for being highly adaptable scavengers that can live in many environments. Both rodents and cockroaches are common household pests that contaminate food, can trigger allergies, and thrive in dirty, cluttered conditions, but they require very different control methods. Rodent control focuses on sealing holes, trapping with snap or electronic traps, and exclusion, while cockroach control focuses on sanitation, reducing moisture, sealing cracks, and using gel baits and insect growth regulators. So while both are pests, a cockroach is an insect, not a rodent.
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