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I think Endoskeleton (Jointed Wood) would be support for this, right?

Respiration is Active (Lungs).

@TheBigDeepCheatsy you made the first sprinters, right? Are they endotherms?

QUOTE (Disgustedorite @ Nov 16 2021, 09:58 PM)

Respiration is Active (Lungs). @TheBigDeepCheatsy you made the first sprinters, right? Are they endotherms?

Endotherms

The coloration and patterning doesn't quite make sense, if it's meant to be camouflage.
Judging by local conditions (genus group flora ignored for now):

Barlowe Temperate Rainforest:
Rusty-red soil

Rainforest Carnofern: saturatd reddish-brown.
Obsidian Shrub: Black.
Two cryoflora species: Cyan/glassy.
Clusterspades: Purple.
Tlukvaequabora: brownish-grey.
Barnline: trunks: dark saturated brown.
Obsidibarrage: black.
Qupe Tree: dark reddish-brown trunks.
Obsiditall: black.
Sweet red spade: bluish-purple/indigo.

Some genus group options that might make its coloration plausible:
Brown-tipped larands, in high abundance (slightly reddish brown; slightly off, but fine if it has no predators with color vision)
Tepoflora (dull brown)

The fact it's nocturnal means the need for a good match is decreased, assuming it has no predators adapted specifically for low-light color vision, assuming that is even possible. However, during the daytime, if it's out in the open it will still need decent camouflage, or can wake up very quickly to evade predators that would try to attack it while it's sleeping. (Or keep a "daytime watch" of sorts in the herd.)

There is the possibility these are, like fawns, adapted to blend in with dappled sunlight, so as they sleep in the open they are camouflaged. However, the tall blackflora trees wouldn't leave dapple-patterns in the same pattern many deciduous Earth trees do: they're shaped like palm trees. That still brings up whether it can blend in with Sweet Red Spades or Clusterspades. (And it definitely wouldn't blend in with the cryoflora.) If decaying leaf litter, whether of a particular kind of flora or all of them, can be assumed to be a drab greyish-brown, then it might be decent camouflage....in winter. Fresh purple or black leaves would likely fall down directly onto drab-colored layers.

The easiest solution is to say this is just a special impractical coloration for the males. The second is to say they're so fleet-footed, quick to wake up, and have members of the herd on guard duty that it doesn't matter if their camouflage is not quite right. The third is to say they have good color vision and specifically seek out areas where they blend in (most notably avoiding cryoflora), though that would require either nighttime color vision or knowing the colors of everything when it's daytime, despite being nocturnal.

There are some typos, too, but this is enough for now.

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EDIT:

Scientific Queries:

Unless this eats some combination of fallen leaves or the leaves of saplings specifically, it wouldn't be able to reach those trees' leaves. Some specification of the needed size range of its trees in its diet would be useful. For comparison, white-tailed deer and sika deer do seem to eat freshly fallen leaves, if apparently on winter or when food is limited.
"but for an unknown reason are attracted to Wolvershrogs." Out-of-universe, it's obviously because it's the "Santa Claus shrog". In-universe...it's probably because they eat exclusively aquatic creatures with a little fruit, berries, and other vegetation, so they're no threat to these, even if they're huge carnivores. Great Leotams ate the ancestor of the ancestor of Prancerhorns, so logically they'd eat these, too. Wolvershrogs and adult Great Leotams are the same size, and so it's possible Wolvershrogs would view them as a threat, especially since Great Leotams do eat Longjacks, which are also in Lutrasoricidae. In other words...foraging in Wolvershrog territory means Wolvershrogs won't eat them, but may scare or fight off Great Leotams that get close. It would be similar to a species of hummingbird nesting near hawks because hawks keep away jays, the hummingbird's predator.

Wait...if they're actual antlers, they would be shed. That's unusual. Some elaboration of the physiology is in order.

Typoes and Language Errors:

Obsidibombs are extinct. You probably meant Obsidibarrage.
"showing off their antlers": show off.
"Rainforest" rainforest.

"They have grown larger and has lost another butt-nostril to help it sing its own unique song to mates"
"has lost": "have lost". "to help it sing" suggests purpose rather than function. It's important to make the distinction between each when discussing biological matters. Therefore, I suggest "which".
"Their relatives the Pronghorn Strider" That confuses the plural.
"Prancerhorn's are": "Prancerhorns are".

Juvenile trees exist.

QUOTE (Disgustedorite @ Nov 17 2021, 01:51 PM)

Juvenile trees exist.

Of course---I did bring them up. (see "saplings") It's simply worth specifying. Diets and descriptions usually specify juveniles of particular species or size categories of prey, after all.

Approval Checklist:
Art:
Art Present?: Y
Art clear?: Y
Gen number?: Y
All limbs shown?: Y
Reasonably Comparable to Ancestor?: Y
Realistic additions?: Y

Name: Prancerhorn
Binomial Taxonomic Name?: Trilophomancerixa xmaus
Creator?: Hydromancerx

Ancestor: Triplethorn Bounder
Listed?: Y
What changes?:

• External?: Larger size, shorter but thicker tail, spotted skin, shape of the beak-horns
• Internal?: N/A
• Behavioral/Mental?: Runs less, no longer migratory, fear Shrogres, hangs around with Wolvershrogs

Are Changes Realistic?: Almost all but the Wolvershrog thing, which while a cute reference to Santa's reindeer, could maybe make more sense? Also, as Coolsteph asked, are they actually antlers or just horns SHAPED like them?
New Genus Needed?: Y

Habitat:
Type?: 1/2
Flavor?: 1/3
Connected?: It's one biome, there's no need to be concerned about that.
Wildcard?:

Size:
Same as Ancestor?: N
Within range?: Y
Exception?:

Support: Endoskeleton (Jointed Wood)
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?:
Other?:

Diet: Herbivore
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Transition Rule?:
Reasonable changes (if any)?:

Respiration: Active (Lungs)
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?:
Other?:

Thermoregulation: Endotherm
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?:
Other?:

Reproduction: Sexual, Live Birth, Two Genders
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?:
Other?:

Description:
Length?: A bit simple, but it makes its point.
Capitalized correctly?: Y, but there are a lot of commas missing.
Replace/Split from ancestor?: Split
Other?:

Status: Pending(Fix those grammar errors, genus name, and the horns/antlers explained, otherwise it will be approved ASAP)

Honestly, I think that the coloration and patterning still kind of needs to be changed, too. That would make it feel less like a direct copypaste of a deer, too. And I'm pretty sure the horns/antlers thing was just a simple mistake regarding the precise definition of the term.

I don't see anything wrong with the pattern, deer fawn have it for a reason.

QUOTE (colddigger @ Dec 7 2021, 04:49 PM)

I don't see anything wrong with the pattern, deer fawn have it for a reason.

They do, but it's an adaptation to a particular look of dappled sunlight on the ground. It wouldn't work (in the same way as fawns, anyway) in this habitat, because the leaf shape of local tall blackflora would likely cause a different dappled pattern.

For comparison:

Palm Dappling


Dappling from Another Tree, Likely Deciduous:


As you can see, the second example has a lot more light spots on the ground.

Maybe I'm mistakening the local flora

QUOTE (Coolsteph @ Dec 7 2021, 06:05 PM)

QUOTE (colddigger @ Dec 7 2021, 04:49 PM) I don't see anything wrong with the pattern, deer fawn have it for a reason. They do, but it's an adaptation to a particular look of dappled sunlight on the ground. It wouldn't work (in the same way as fawns, anyway) in this habitat, because the leaf shape of local tall blackflora would likely cause a different dappled pattern. For comparison: Palm Dappling Dappling from Another Tree, Likely Deciduous: As you can see, the second example has a lot more light spots on the ground.

Yes, this is what I was referring to when I said the coloration was not good.

Hmm
Would it be able to move to a different biome where the pattern makes more sense?

Strictly speaking, it shouldn't be able to exist in purely Barlowe Temperate Rainforest at all. Its ancestor lives only in Barlowe Chaparral, which borders Barlowe Temperate Woodland and Oz Temperate Beach. However, it doesn't need to be perfectly adapted to its environment, just good enough, and the workarounds I proposed on November 17 could work for Barlowe Temperate Woodland populations.

Merry Reindeer Day. (If American Thanksgiving can be nicknamed "Turkey Day"...)

How is progress on revising this according to the feedback?