Aboreal Tailhopper

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Aboreal Tailhopper
(Ioracuigcos arboreal)
Main image of Aboreal Tailhopper
Species is extinct.
22/140, Habitat Loss (Snowball)
Information
CreatorMnidjm Other
Week/Generation20/132
HabitatDarwin Tropical Rainforest, Darwin Temperate Rainforest
Size50 cm Long
Primary MobilityMonopod, Erect Tail
SupportEndoskeleton (Bone)
DietDetritivore
RespirationActive (Lungs)
ThermoregulationEndotherm
ReproductionSexual, Lays Hard-Shelled Eggs in Trees, Two Sexes
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Superclass
Class
Subclass
Order
Suborder
Superfamily
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Carpozoa
Spondylozoa
Anisoscelida
Caudapodia
Eucaudapodia
Lophocula
Eulophocula
Monopodosauroidea
Ioracuigcosidae
Ioracuigcos
Ioracuigcos arboreal
Ancestor:Descendants:

The arboreal tailhopper split from their ancestors the tailhopping sawclaw. They now have learned to climb tall black flora in order to escape predation. They eat dead flora scattered on the forest floor. They cling to the flora with their front claws. They swing from branches with their tails. Like their ancestors, their jaws and neck muscles are incredibly strong. This helps when biting bones or tough flora fibers. In order to protect their young they dig their nests into the flora and lay their eggs there in the sleeping nests. They will protect and raise the chicks. Females stay with the herd while feeding but aside from the alpha male, the males will go off and live a solitary life. Each spring males challenge the alpha male for his "harem" of females. They will fight using their teeth and claws; this can sometimes be fatal since their claws and teeth are so sharp. The winner gets the females.

Living Relatives (click to show/hide)

These are randomly selected, and organized from lowest to highest shared taxon. (This may correspond to similarity more than actual relation)
  • Gnawsferatu (suborder Eulophocula)
  • Ramchin (order Lophocula)
  • Paddletail (subclass Eucaudapodia)
  • Mystery Capiri (class Caudapodia)