Someone help me identify this animal

[Dorothy_Mantooth]

okay so this little guy rolled up on my aunt and uncle's porch in san antonio. he stayed huddled in the corner and was really hungry and sad looking. what the hell IS this creature? To me, he looks like a cross between a 'possum and a raccoon... But could that be possible? verdict.


it's a bit heartbreaking, now that i look at it.

[tomEisenbraun]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cacomistle
???


wikipedia has a good resource that points toward similar animals--bout to see what I can find for your possum...

[aMD]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cacomistle
???


wikipedia has a good resource that points toward similar animals--bout to see what I can find for your possum...

that article said that the cacomistle's habitat stretches from southern mexico to panama, so that can't be it.  I don't know what it is but it looks frightened and out of place.  did you call animal control or try to feed it or anything?

[thatswhatshesaid]

it kind of looks like a fox.

[dragonboy]

it kind of looks like a fox.

You're kidding, right?!!

[TheBigChicken]

chupacabra ;D

[Taterbug]

It looks like the bastard child of a raccoon and a possum.

[thatswhatshesaid]

it kind of looks like a fox.

You're kidding, right?!!

umm......no.  hence "kind of."

[Drunkre]

is it a muskrat?

[vespachick]

Ringtail?  I think Tom is right, just a different name but with a broader habitat described here.
http://www.thewebsiteofeverything.com/animals/mammals/Carnivora/Procyonidae/Bassariscus/Bassariscus-astutus.html

[tomEisenbraun]

problem is, the proportions are all off for the ringtail. didn't see the southern part of the "southern mexico" sort of messes that up...

i honestly don't know. where's Rats when you need him...?

[pawpaw]

Yeah, I think it's a ringtail. It looks frightened and ornery too...those little eyes look like their scheming on how to jack whoever took the picture to get some food.

[aMD]

problem is, the proportions are all off for the ringtail. didn't see the southern part of the "southern mexico" sort of messes that up...

i honestly don't know. where's Rats when you need him...?

I miss Rats!

:'(

[bowl of soup]

problem is, the proportions are all off for the ringtail. didn't see the southern part of the "southern mexico" sort of messes that up...

i honestly don't know. where's Rats when you need him...?

I miss Rats!

:'(

I second that emotion.  We both had deep man crushes on Greg Dulli and nobody else understands.

[kyjed48]

chupacabra ;D

You win the cookie!  :)