What Was This Creature?

[TradClimber]

My best guess is - it was Alvin of the Chipmunks.

Photo by TradClimber on 9/11/2010 in a remote area of the Santa Rosa Mountains.

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[Guz]

freaky. Considering where you were at when you took that pic, what the hell is it???

[TradClimber]

I really don't know.

I spent a couple of hours on the net and could find nothing that matched the tail markings.

Maybe somebody here can identify it from the paw pads?

Here's a few more photos.

This was the way I found it.


I had moved it in this photo.


I found it in what I named "The Narrows"


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[gordon]

Feral or abandoned cat perhaps. Shot of the head if there is one would help.

[yuccahead]

My guess would be a baby ringtail. The foot pads are consistent with a ringtail track, 5 toes, large palm pads that are fusing together and the heel pad.
Ringtail is the only critter I know of that would have a brownish body fur and a striped B&W tail.
Good find TC.

[Guz]

What did it taste like?


Guz

[TradClimber]

Dried cat jerky.

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[reptilist]

Ring tail fo sho!

[TradClimber]

Good ID yuccahead!

Thanks Rep, ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) fo' sho'.

I did not know that you were proficient in ebonics.

I also learn that the ringtail is your state mammal.


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[TradClimber]

Here's an easy one.

Photo by TradClimber on 9/10/2010 in a remote area of the Santa Rosa Mountains.