Well its not either a cat or a bat. We think lemur. But how about you?
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In November Sahar Dimus, our guide on four CFZ Sumatra expeditions, died of liver failure leaving a widow Lucy and four Children. On the 2nd November, Dezyama D. Sangma, wife of our friend and colleague Dipu Marak, our collaborator on the 2010 Indian expedition died, leaving her grieving husband and two small children.
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I agree it looks more lemur-shaped than cat-shaped. It's a pity we don't get to see it moving or how it holds its tail.
Towards the end of the shot, when the thing points its head towards the camera you can see a glint of eyes on each side of the head, which rules out a lemur as their eyes are much more forward-pointing.
Melanistic squirrel?
It's a melanistic Eastern grey squirrel. On my boyhood farm, we had tons of them-- and still do.
They are uncommon in the South, though. In some parts of Canada, they make up the majority population of Eastern Gray Squirrels. It's very unusual for one to appear in Florida.
Lewis and Clark, who traveled down the Ohio on their way to the Missouri, saw hundreds of melanistic and normal gray squirrels crossing the Ohio. They had a large Newfoundland dog on board with them named "Seaman." Seaman had been trained as a retriever, and he was sent after the squirrels. He retrieved a great many squirrels, which were taken for the pot.
As soon as I saw the animal I thought "squirrel".
Definitely a squirrel; the ears are the giveaway, without even needing to start up the clip.
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