Wombat maybe?

Question

Hi we have outside cats and a little bit ago i saw a dog shaking a dead thing that i thought was a kitten so i chased the dog off but the "kitten" wasn't a kitten at all, it looked like a wombat only it had a fluffy tail, was smaller, and it's cheeks were kinda poofy,

oh and one more thing we live in the U.S.

so does anyone have an idea what it was?

Answer 1

its prolly not a wombat....praire dog...or a mole maybe, umm it mite of been a puppy mix..woodchuck, squirrel , chipmunk, .bunny etc

Answer 2

It's not a wombat.  Wombat's don't have tails.  Wombats are also pretty big as far as "small animals" go.  A 4 month old wombat is about the size of a toddler.  Adults get to be about 4 feet long and weigh probably about as much as a comparable sized pig.

Having said that, what is probably is will depend on what region in the US you are from.  From your description, it sounds like it might be a gopher.  It sounds too "fat" to be a prairie dog.

Answer 3

Possibly a Prairie dog?

I could have been several other types of rodents. Beaver, nutria, chipmunk, groundhog, pika, etc.