Icicleback

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Icicleback
(Porcotherium iceus)
Artwork of Icicleback
Species is extinct.
24/?, unknown cause
Creator Hydromancerx Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Superclass
Class
Subclass
Superorder
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Carpozoa
Spondylozoa
Anisoscelida
Soricia
Chaetotheria
Porcotheriformes
Porcotheria
Porcotheriidae
Porcotherium
Porcotherium iceus
Week/Generation 20/134
Habitat Barlowe Tundra
Size 50 cm Long
Primary Mobility Unknown
Support Endoskeleton (Bone)
Diet Herbivore (Tundra Gemshrub, Thawgrass)
Respiration Active (Lungs)
Thermoregulation Endotherm (Fur)
Reproduction Sexual, Live Birth, Two Sexes, Pouch and Milk


The icicleback has split from its ancestor the whiskerpick. It is half the size of its ancestor and has lost its "whiskerpicks". It has small spikes all over its back and outer legs which protect it from predators. It has developed a tolerance of the salty and vinegar tastes of the thawgrass.

During the winter they will hibernate in burrows they dig during the summer. Like their ancestors, they are warm blooded and give birth to live young. The live young live in the warm pouch until they either have grown too big or they grow quills. However they will still nurse milk from the mother for up to a year after birth even if they cannot fit in the pouch. During the summer live in large herds and are quite social. However in the winter they will all go to their individual burrows to hibernate.

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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)
  • Beach Cheekhorn (order Porcotheria)
  • River Scrambler (subclass Chaetotheria)
  • Leaping Soriparasite (class Soricia)