A mysterious hybrid cat-like animal has caused a commotion after its "piggy nose" and "monkey body" confused an Aucklander.
Pictured perching precariously on top of a fence, the unfamiliar animal puzzled the east Aucklander since she'd never seen such a creature before.
Turning to her neighbourhood Facebook group, the woman put the call out to others to help identify the animal.
"I just saw a cat-like animal," she wrote. "It comes up with a size of cat, but with a piggy nose and a monkey body. Anyone can point out name of this animal?"
Many east Aucklanders came to her aid and gave several options as to what the mysterious creature could be.
"The infamous Monkey Cat of East Auckland I believe," one person said.
"Half monkey, half cat, half pig. My God! That's 150 percent," another responded.
"It's a fence pig," a third wrote.
But luckily for the poster, others correctly said the Monkey Cat was actually a possum.
"It's a possum, welcome to NZ," one person wrote.
Another said she'd posted a "brilliant picture" of one of New Zealand's common pests.
Others suggested eating the possum even though "it tastes like shit".
