Oregon Invasive Species Hotline

EDRR Status: 0. No Response/Action Required

Description of specimen:

About the size of my Peke (dog)- about eight pounds. Dark Brown, short fur, very, very small ears. rat-like thick tail (brown also), and webbed feet (from my view). I've seen as many as three at once and they all look to be about the same size and color.
Submitter does not have sample

Description of area where specimen was found:

On the footpath in Tanasbrook Condominium Community on the corner of 185th and Cornell Road in zip code 97006. I am a resident of Tanasbrook and see them routinely during my afternoon walks. Often I see one individual grazing alongside geese in several grassy areas. I viewed one from only several feet away today, but see them throughout the year, and this past summer, I witnessed three along the shore of the wetland area from the deck of our community Recreation Building. They are apparently used to people. I am able to walk very near and they usually only position themselves so that they can see me with one eye while they continue to graze. I've also seen a very large one on a grassy area near a wet area at the corner of Cornell and Bethany. I believe it came through a drain pipe that went under Bethany Blvd, from the wetland area and was in the grass on the other side of the street. This was in early morning hours, during traffic at about eight am.