Weird lookin animal

gnasher2000 · 09-28-2004

Hello

when i was in playa i saw a strange animal that i can't find a picture of anywhere??? it was a sort of badger type looking thing with a long rodent tail, it was quite stocky with a sort of flatish face.........i thought it was a racoon at first but now i'm not to sure, can anyone tell me what it was????

Cheers

gnasher2000

**james** · 09-28-2004

I think there is a post on this already. I always forget the name of this super-rodent.

edit: I just looked around for that post but didn't find it. Hopefully denisea will help out. She is a more talented searcher. Mostly.

**Bumper** · 09-28-2004

Might it have been a coatimundi? They're a rodent type critter, though much smaller than a badger. Face sort of like an opposum and a long tail, as I recall. Likely a picture on Google or some such place. I know they've been mentioned on other threads before. Might try a search under that name.

texan · 09-28-2004

We saw a few at Royal Hideaway. We asked and were told it was a 'cireque' (saw-reek-ay).

So, whats that mean in spanish?

jmac · 09-28-2004

Sounds like it was an agouti, they look like a huge rat but very friendly. Here is a link I found in the search area. http://www.buddies.org/kvsource/cousins.html
Hope this helps.

**james** · 09-28-2004

yeah, those are the two names, but Bump, your description of a coatimundi sounds more like a tlacuache, which is just a possum.

tlacuache:

coatimundi:

TEX · 09-28-2004

Are you sure it wasn't a BeachWolverine?...... Was it holding a beer?.....

Nerak936 · 09-28-2004

There were a gazillion of those critters running around at Iberostar Quetzal. Definitely not a coatimundi. Sort of a cross between a rat (head and tail), squirrel (legs), and rabbit (body). I call them "Garden Rats".

gnasher2000 · 09-28-2004

thats it man its a tlacuache

Cheers to you all you've solved the mistery

Michael · 09-28-2004

Karen’s picture is an Agouti. Hopefully she can start calling them Garden Cavies or Garden Guinea pigs.

It would really make me cringe to read “I had a great vacation in Playa. We stayed at the Iberostar Quetzal. And the garden was full of rats.”

Agoutis are very common around Playa. We will often see them running around the lawns and wild areas in Playacar. They are fun to watch and have a much higher cuteness factor than either Opossums or Rats. I’m still trying to get a good picture of an Agouti. They are constantly on the move when they are out in public and as a result I have found them very hard to photograph.

tbone · 09-28-2004

there's a whole bunch of these little critters by the first ruins you see as you walk from PDC to Playacar (in kind of a stone walled hollow just south of paseo del carmen). I'm pretty sure they're called agoutis.

**Heather** · 09-28-2004

They look like R.O.U.S., from the movie "Princess Bride." Anyone know what that means?

Life_N_Cancun · 09-28-2004

I had a critter *no pun intended to "Critter"* that had a face similar to that of the tlacuache James posted but less hairy with a light grey/white coat outside of my apartment door a few months back. I at the time thought it was just a baby possum. It was not in the least bit afraid of me, and as I tried to get it away from the door so it would not run inside, it just sniffed around like I wasn't there. I even tried to push it away with my foot witch only resulted in it sniffing my shoe. I eventually had to pick the thing up and walk it down the stairs so I could get in. What was weird about it, was I live in central downtown, so I dont know where it came from, and why it was so unafraid of humans. Maybe it was someones pet, was kinda cute for a rodent, but in any event, I think it was one of the animals we are disscussing.

**sctx** · 09-28-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heather

They look like R.O.U.S., from the movie "Princess Bride." Anyone know what that means?

Uhhh.... Rodents of unbelievable size??? One of our favorite flicks, incredible sound track.... Carol Caine was hysterical........ "LIAR.... LIAR " ..."thats not a witch, thats my wife"

**Bumper** · 09-28-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by sctx

Uhhh.... Rodents of unbelievable size??? One of our favorite flicks, incredible sound track.... Carol Caine was hysterical........ "LIAR.... LIAR " ..."thats not a witch, thats my wife"

Close, Scotty, damned close. "Rodents Of Unusual Size" I agree...a terrific flick. The soundtrack was pretty damned good, wasn't it? Mark Knopfler at his best. That guy can play. Is Dire Straits dead? Haven't even seen anything solo from him in a while.

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gnasher2000 lost on fifth Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: wales Posts: 16	Weird lookin animal Hello when i was in playa i saw a strange animal that i can't find a picture of anywhere??? it was a sort of badger type looking thing with a long rodent tail, it was quite stocky with a sort of flatish face.........i thought it was a racoon at first but now i'm not to sure, can anyone tell me what it was???? Cheers gnasher2000

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james beach geek admin Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: 10 year Playa resident lost in Kullavik, Sweden Posts: 9,616	I think there is a post on this already. I always forget the name of this super-rodent. edit: I just looked around for that post but didn't find it. Hopefully denisea will help out. She is a more talented searcher. Mostly. __________________ My lovely house is for sale Get your own signature countdown image! Thanks for taking the time to read the announcement!

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james beach geek admin Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: 10 year Playa resident lost in Kullavik, Sweden Posts: 9,616	yeah, those are the two names, but Bump, your description of a coatimundi sounds more like a tlacuache, which is just a possum. tlacuache: coatimundi: __________________ My lovely house is for sale Get your own signature countdown image! Thanks for taking the time to read the announcement!

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Life_N_Cancun life=playa Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cancún, Mexico Posts: 530	I had a critter no pun intended to "Critter" that had a face similar to that of the tlacuache James posted but less hairy with a light grey/white coat outside of my apartment door a few months back. I at the time thought it was just a baby possum. It was not in the least bit afraid of me, and as I tried to get it away from the door so it would not run inside, it just sniffed around like I wasn't there. I even tried to push it away with my foot witch only resulted in it sniffing my shoe. I eventually had to pick the thing up and walk it down the stairs so I could get in. What was weird about it, was I live in central downtown, so I dont know where it came from, and why it was so unafraid of humans. Maybe it was someones pet, was kinda cute for a rodent, but in any event, I think it was one of the animals we are disscussing. Last edited by Life_N_Cancun : 09-28-2004 at 12:43 PM.

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09-28-2004	#3 (permalink)
Bumper Class Clown Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 9,525	Might it have been a coatimundi? They're a rodent type critter, though much smaller than a badger. Face sort of like an opposum and a long tail, as I recall. Likely a picture on Google or some such place. I know they've been mentioned on other threads before. Might try a search under that name.

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texan ruined Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: North Texas Posts: 82	We saw a few at Royal Hideaway. We asked and were told it was a 'cireque' (saw-reek-ay). So, whats that mean in spanish?

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jmac life=playa Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Manitoba Posts: 534	Sounds like it was an agouti, they look like a huge rat but very friendly. Here is a link I found in the search area. http://www.buddies.org/kvsource/cousins.html Hope this helps.

09-28-2004	#7 (permalink)
TEX añejo Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Mesquite,Texas Posts: 4,921	Are you sure it wasn't a BeachWolverine?...... Was it holding a beer?.....

09-28-2004	#8 (permalink)
Nerak936 =^. " .^= Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 18,509	There were a gazillion of those critters running around at Iberostar Quetzal. Definitely not a coatimundi. Sort of a cross between a rat (head and tail), squirrel (legs), and rabbit (body). I call them "Garden Rats".

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gnasher2000 lost on fifth Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: wales Posts: 16	thats it man its a tlacuache Cheers to you all you've solved the mistery

09-28-2004	#10 (permalink)
Michael añejo Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Silicon Valley, California Posts: 4,162	Karen’s picture is an Agouti. Hopefully she can start calling them Garden Cavies or Garden Guinea pigs. It would really make me cringe to read “I had a great vacation in Playa. We stayed at the Iberostar Quetzal. And the garden was full of rats.” Agoutis are very common around Playa. We will often see them running around the lawns and wild areas in Playacar. They are fun to watch and have a much higher cuteness factor than either Opossums or Rats. I’m still trying to get a good picture of an Agouti. They are constantly on the move when they are out in public and as a result I have found them very hard to photograph.

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tbone way into it Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 181	there's a whole bunch of these little critters by the first ruins you see as you walk from PDC to Playacar (in kind of a stone walled hollow just south of paseo del carmen). I'm pretty sure they're called agoutis.

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Heather Staff Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Playa del Carmen Posts: 9,042	They look like R.O.U.S., from the movie "Princess Bride." Anyone know what that means?

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