This is the first "Rodent" thread I've looked at, and to be honest, I don't know why I looked at this one.
Let us assume, just for an instant, that it is. What does it eat? Grasses seem to be sparse, no one's claimed there are insects, and what does it
drink?
I actually saw this reported on the news the other day. Network news even.
They are a little slow on the uptake apparently. This is OLD news here on ATS.
And I still say it looks a lot like a damn squirrel.