Marsh Chut

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Marsh Chut
(Duridotus ebony)
Artwork of Marsh Chut
Species is extinct.
18/123, meteor impact
Creator Hydromancerx Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Superclass
Class
Subclass
Superorder
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Carpozoa
Spondylozoa
Anisoscelida
Soricia
Chaetotheria
Lumbaritheria
Currenatheria
Duridotidae
Duridotus
Duridotus ebony
Week/Generation 18/121
Habitat Flisch Lakes, Flisch River, Flisch Marsh
Size 2 m Long
Primary Mobility Unknown
Support Endoskeleton (Bone)
Diet Herbivore (Sunstalk)
Respiration Active (Lungs)
Thermoregulation Endotherm (Fur)
Reproduction Sexual, Live Birth, Two Sexes, Pouch and Milk
Descendant of Ancestor of


The marsh chut split from its ancestor the river chut. It has gotten slightly smaller but is more or less the same. It now eats the sunstalks as its main food source and is black in color to blend in with them. Like its ancestor its amphibious and has water tight nostrils. However since its food source grows on the river banks rather than the water it will spend more time out of the water than in.

They live in social groups of up to 10 individuals with unrelated females and two or three males, usually related. The groups have a home territory along the river and the resident males defend it viciously. They are known as "beach masters".

Since they spend more of their time out of their river than their ancestors females can have their babies in the pouch. During this time of year females will not cross the river. Once the offspring have grown they can cross freely again. Babies grow very fast and drink a lot of milk. They usually only have 1 to 2 babies when giving birth.

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)
  • Squatshroot (order Currenatheria)
  • Great Leotam (subclass Chaetotheria)
  • Sinister Sorite (class Soricia)