what animal could this be?

[lafemelle]

I don't have a picture, just a very odd description: the size of a house cat, looks like a racoon, a monkey, and a lemur all in one. It has a white, flat (almost smashed-looking) face and a gray body, and a stub for a tail. It waddles when it walks and it does have fur. Any ideas? It was wandering near my house and I've never seen one before, and after lots of research I can't find out what it's called.

[mcar]

But it would be better if we could see a photo of that one.

[wbla3335]

Where in the world are you?

[lafemelle]

I don't have a photo, I was driving at the time and stopped to get a good look at it...didn't have a place to pull over, get out and snap a picture though.

I'm in the US, in Idaho.

[mcar]

If it's not a hassle for you to go back to the place where you exactly saw that ??? thing, would you like to come back?

[wbla3335]

Nope, sorry. Even hauled out my old field guide to the mammals. The closest I could find would have been a hoary marmot that that got hit in the face with a frying pan and then got its tail caught in the door.

[redheadache]

Was it a Sloth? Maybe it was escaping from an underground sloth compound because they're certainly not native.

[jyaron]

Might be that God GaryGaulin was looking for.

[Mikey]

Could it have been a Marmota caligata (Hoary Marmot)?
http://www.tradebit.com/usr/stock-photo ... 158852.jpg
without a tail?

[Homeostasis]

there is a disease called Mange where animals lose their fur. In patches or altogether. You probably just saw a sick stray cat or raccoon that was very deformed. Perhaps one with mange.