What on earth is this??????

havenbeech · #1 (**permalink**) 18-08-2009, 06:08 PM

Hi, came across this forum whilst trying to identify a road kill.....

I was walking back from a photo shoot with my zoom lens on and so couldnt take an in focus shot, kicking myself that i didn't pick it up and take it home for a better look.

Its head had been mauled, so difficult to tell you what it looked like but it wasn't like anything i've seen before so would love to know what it was!

OK - description.....

About the size of a small rat, fur was smooth, like velvet, almost molelike, colour as picture, pale brown to grey with light/white underparts.

Big fat back feet and short pudgey front legs. Legs short for length of body really.

Most distinguishing features were its tail which was only 3/4 of an inch long and definately not wounded in any way, and its ears which were as big as my thumbnail, again big for the size of the animal - you can see the ear in one pic.

I have scoured google images trying to identify this poor little chap and cant wait for this forum to provide the answers!

sorry for the terrible quality pictures

thanks in advance for any info!

Cheryl · #2 (**permalink**) 18-08-2009, 06:14 PM

Hi and welcome to WAB.

How gruesome

- I'm only having a guess but possibly a Muntjak Deer?

But maybe not as I've re-read your post and I see it's the size of a rat - sorry, not much help

havenbeech · #3 (**permalink**) 18-08-2009, 06:19 PM

should say the one eye that it did have was big too, not piggy like the shrews i've been googling

thunder · #4 (**permalink**) 18-08-2009, 10:17 PM

I should say a (very) baby Rabbit

henrya

Kayleigh · #5 (**permalink**) 18-08-2009, 10:29 PM

Its really hard to make out but it looks like its got hooves and a straight tail not like a rabbit at all..

Can you give a more detailed description on its feet

thunder · #6 (**permalink**) 18-08-2009, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kayleigh

Its really hard to make out but it looks like its got hooves and a straight tail not like a rabbit at all..

Can you give a more detailed description on its feet

Can't see any hooves! Tail looks just like a Rabbit's to me!

henrya

Kayleigh · #7 (**permalink**) 18-08-2009, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thunder

Can't see any hooves! Tail looks just like a Rabbit's to me!

henrya

like I said its really hard to make out I am not disagreeing with you....I just said it looks like it has hooves but the pic is so bad I cant tell..
It will get removed soon anyway as its an outside link.