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Half-expecting this to evolve an off-shoot that knuckle-walks to keep its claws sharp as possible.

"instead being utilized for foraging" This feels like a run-on sentence.

Does it have reddish-gray fur on pink skin, or is the base of its tail a different color from the rest of its body?
"is in their favor". This is a singular-they problem.

"Undergroundies" Undergroundis.

"well not caring around the smell of feces": "As well as not caring about the smell of feces."

I wonder if not caring about the smell of feces has any behavioral or biological after-effects? Will a young Harndsum Prickleshrew mistake feces for Dungshell Fraboos and eat the feces? I wonder how many parasites and diseases, if any, can spead through this habit...

"isnt" isn't.

What compels the young in ideal habitats to strike out on their own? The ned to find mates?

I know that some parts of its diet are big and fairly meaty (e.g., Grovecrystal Kruggs), but I wonder whether all of its habitats contain enough food year-round to support them living there all the time. This is especially true when some of these habitats seem to have no species yet (barring genus group species, which could constrict the sizes and numbers of "insects" available in those habitats. Some of the habitats also seem that they wouldn't be particularly high in insect-equivalent biomass even if fully populated.

QUOTE (Coolsteph @ Aug 20 2022, 02:14 PM)

"instead being utilized for foraging" This feels like a run-on sentence. Does it have reddish-gray fur on pink skin, or is the base of its tail a different color from the rest of its body? "is in their favor". This is a singular-they problem. "Undergroundies" Undergroundis. "well not caring around the smell of feces": "As well as not caring about the smell of feces." I wonder if not caring about the smell of feces has any behavioral or biological after-effects? Will a young Harndsum Prickleshrew mistake feces for Dungshell Fraboos and eat the feces? I wonder how many parasites and diseases, if any, can spead through this habit... "isnt" isn't. What compels the young in ideal habitats to strike out on their own? The ned to find mates? I know that some parts of its diet are big and fairly meaty (e.g., Grovecrystal Kruggs), but I wonder whether all of its habitats contain enough food year-round to support them living there all the time. This is especially true when some of these habitats seem to have no species yet (barring genus group species, which could constrict the sizes and numbers of "insects" available in those habitats. Some of the habitats also seem that they wouldn't be particularly high in insect-equivalent biomass even if fully populated.

Tried to fix the grammatical issues and addresses some of your points like the incidental coprophagy and young looking for a mate.

For if these guys can find enough food in areas where there is only genus groups, my answer would be yes. They are not picky on what kinds of insect-like fauna they can eat and can subsist on small game, though they do need to eat more frequently than if they ate something like a fraboo or a large krugg.

"as well as not caring around the smell of feces" remains.
I'm still not sure whether its tail is a different color from the rest of its body.

The big claws, and posture of said claws, sort of resembles my Dundigger art. We may have used similar animals for inspiration. I think I used an aardvark for inspiration.
It has very long whiskers. In cats, the whiskers correspond to the width of its body. Do Harndsum Prickleshrews have wide bodies?

I like the nose-shape variation and seemingly hunched-over posture. Does it have a hump or skeletal hunch, or is that just extra-long quills?

How did you come up with the name for the organism?

QUOTE (Coolsteph @ Aug 20 2022, 05:23 PM)

"as well as not caring around the smell of feces" remains. I'm still not sure whether its tail is a different color from the rest of its body. The big claws, and posture of said claws, sort of resembles my Dundigger art. We may have used similar animals for inspiration. I think I used an aardvark for inspiration. It has very long whiskers. In cats, the whiskers correspond to the width of its body. Do Harndsum Prickleshrews have wide bodies? I like the nose-shape variation and seemingly hunched-over posture. Does it have a hump or skeletal hunch, or is that just extra-long quills? How did you come up with the name for the organism?

I assumed that gramamtical edit was the fact I was missing the "as" between the "well" and the "not", what exactly is the issue there?

The skin of the body is the same color as the based of the tail, being pinkish in color. The grey tip is due to the fact its direct ancestor had a greyish colored tail despite likely having pink skin of the rest of its body (due to its nose and ears).

I did infact take some inspiration from Aardvarks, though for the most part I actually just look at a species and think about how it could evolve to fit in a specific niche and ecosystem.

No the Harndusm Prickleshrew does not have a wide body, making the comparison towards cats is not exactly accurate.

It does infact a hump, it was a feature that was present in the direct ancestor that I kept in this species since it would provide large muscle attachements.


As I was creating this species, I asked the group discord for some potential name ideas. Dingus suggested Harndsum Prickleshrew, since "Harndsum" is derived from japanese "harinezumi", which means hedgehog which in turn nicely reflect the hedgehog-like spines of this species.

I like this thing. It looks like it knocks over trash cans at 3am.

This post has been edited by kopout: Aug 20 2022, 05:53 PM

" as well as not caring around the smell of feces" "not caring around" would suggest that it is incapable of caring when in proximity to the smell of feces. "Not caring about" suggests it does not have concerns regarding the smell of the feces.

If it doesn't have a wide body, I wonder why it has such big whiskers. It seems to use its smell, vision, and hearing to find food, not its whiskers, which would be the most obvious reason to have big whiskers than than evaluating narrow spaces.

QUOTE (Coolsteph @ Aug 20 2022, 10:38 PM)

" as well as not caring around the smell of feces" "not caring around" would suggest that it is incapable of caring when in proximity to the smell of feces. "Not caring about" suggests it does not have concerns regarding the smell of the feces. If it doesn't have a wide body, I wonder why it has such big whiskers. It seems to use its smell, vision, and hearing to find food, not its whiskers, which would be the most obvious reason to have big whiskers than than evaluating narrow spaces.

I mean, it would not have concerns regarding the smell of feces, not sure how that is wrong.

Its vision is only decent, and likely have poor night vision. The large whiskers play their role mostly at night, where they can be moved forward like a cat's to tell the texture and shape of the things they touch.

"Regarding the smell of feces" means "about the smell of feces". I was using alternative phrasing while pointing it out. Is there confusion between the words "around" and "about"?

QUOTE (Coolsteph @ Aug 20 2022, 11:19 PM)

"Regarding the smell of feces" means "about the smell of feces". I was using alternative phrasing while pointing it out. Is there confusion between the words "around" and "about"?

Ah, my mistake. Fixed it.

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:
Binomial Taxonomic Name?: y
Creator?: y

Ancestor:
Listed?: y
What changes?: bigger, quilled,larger front claws, stronger sense of smell (5 miles), toxin and smell resistance to fraboo for eating, strong immune system to fend off fecal pathogens
[*]External?: y
[*]Internal?: y
[*]Behavioral/Mental?: y
[/LIST]Are Changes Realistic?: y
New Genus Needed?: y, digestive, immune, sensory changes and integument changes

Habitat:
Type?: 2
Flavor?: 3
Connected?: y, weird shape
Wildcard?:

Size:
Same as Ancestor?: n
Within range?: y
Exception?: n/a

Support:
Same as Ancestor?: n
Reasonable changes (if any)?: y, elaboration
Other?: n/a

Diet:
Same as Ancestor?: n
Transition Rule?: y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: y, fullycarnivorous

Respiration:
Same as Ancestor?: y
Does It Fit Habitat?: y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: n/a
Other?: n/a

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

Reproduction:
Same as Ancestor?: y
Does It Fit Habitat?: y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: n/a
Other?: n/a

Description:
Length?: good
Capitalized correctly?:y
Replace/Split from ancestor?: split
Other?: the coprophagy is curious

Opinion: approved

This post has been edited by colddigger: Sep 18 2022, 07:00 PM

Agreed, approved