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This odd animal was spotted in New Jersey and the photo made its way to reddit.com where readers are speculating on what it could be.

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has a cousin?

A photo of an unrecognizable animal that was reportedly spotted walking on a wooden fence in New Jersey made its way to Reddit.com where readers are speculating on exactly what the strange-looking animal could be.

As it turns out, the photo didn't originate in New Jersey. It appears to have first surfaced on

The black-skinned animal with long toes, a long snout and extremely long tail is pictured on top of a fence, facing away from the camera.

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It's hairless, and doesn't quite look like any easily-identified animal or rodent.

The photo was submitted to reddit.com by user Diabolicism under the headline

Reddit users, often quick to answer an original poster's question, seemed stumped -- even with more than 600 comments on the story.

Another photo of the animal where

The Department of Wildlife Conservation reports the animal was a hairless squirrel.

Not the Jersey Devil. Sorry.