[Joe 6-pack]

"...it will turn out to be something known - but hairless due to something like mange..."

I'm guessing a lesser panda...of course this is Asia, and I remember one night in Korea seeing a rat about the size of a 'possum...

[Arthalion]

Could be Lesser Panda. Also could be a Raccoon Dog. Whatever it is, it clearly lost its fur through some type of injury or disease.