Rainforest Earback

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Rainforest Earback
(Maculoauditor silva)
Artwork of Rainforest Earback
Species is extinct.
21/?, unknown cause
Creator Jlind11 Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Superclass
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Carpozoa
Spondylozoa
Anisoscelida
Saganisuchia
Dorsaurosauria
Anoptidae
Maculoauditor
Maculoauditor silva
Week/Generation 20/131
Habitat Darwin Tropical Rainforest
Size 1 m Long
Primary Mobility Unknown
Support Endoskeleton (Bone)
Diet Carnivore (Shroom-Thief Plent, Masked-Bandit Hoofplent, Tailhopping Sawclaw, Nogbarrel, Shroom Lover Plent)
Respiration Active (Lungs)
Thermoregulation Ectotherm
Reproduction Sexual, Lays Frogs-Like Eggs in Water, Two Sexes


The rainforest earback split from its ancestor when some threshhold earbacks ventured out of the caves and into the rainforest. They found an abundance of prey there and have become one of the top predators in their ecosystem. Along with doubling in size, most of their senses have improved. Their back ears are now capable independently turning 360°. Their vibration sensitive foot pads have improved drastically; it can now sense movement around itself at a radius of about 10 ft. It mainly uses its ears and feet to locate prey, though its sense of smell is useful for tracking. The hairs on its tail are now used mainly for identifying terrain and interspecies socialization (individuals will brush each other with their tails as an endearment behavior); individuals form groups of about 3-4 for hunting, but a whole pack can have as much as 8. Its eyes are no longer used and have shrunken in size. It has gained even more of its pigment; it now utilizes the purple splotches of its distant ancestor for camouflage. Females lay their eggs in puddles on the ground, groups of earbacks will identify "nesting grounds" and defend them until the young develop.

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)
  • Oviaudiator (family Anoptidae)