Saratogan bandicoot
OK, I think only longnosed bandicoots make this tooting noise, so that's what it probably is...
Bandicoot - longnose or northern brown? Well it wasn't brown,it was light grey. Hard to focus in the dark, but I did my best. Luckily it wasn't perturbed by me following it around although it expressed displeasure and possible frustration when encountering fences and the new chicken wire for the chook run. It "tooted" fairly loudly.
It also stopped and dug at intervals, probing with its long nose. It "ran" with a kangaroo-style, almost hopping but remaining on all fours. Small scats, otherwise similar to our local brushtails. It reminded me of a ringtail until I saw the back legs and of course the nose. Tail was slightly striped, otherwise lightgrey all over, flecked with black.
Found after 10PM in our Saratoga, NSW garden.
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