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Pangolin, but what if turtle shrew route

There are several "it's" errors in this description.
"Minikrugs": "Minikruggs"
"Like their ancestor[...]mothers". I recommend merging this sentence.
"150 cm long" should be "1.5 m long".

They have big ears for a large herbivore. Is it to compensate for their black armor and fairly thick-looking fur insulating them too much?

These are big for burrowing animals.
A polar bear is technically a burrowing animal, as the females dig maternity dens. Female polar bears are 5.9-7.9 feet long, or 2.4 meters. However, it's possible snow is easier to dig through than soil. A wombat, which is more conventionally a burrowing animal, is about 1 meter long.The extinct wombat relative Mukurpina, which had some limiting digging ability but didn't burrow, is said to be the size of a black bear. The size of an American black bear is 4.5 feet long, or 1.3 m long.

I recommend adjusting the art to give it bigger front paws that look more suitable for digging, making it smaller, clarifying that its burrows are just pits in the ground sheltered by vegetation, or that it co-opts other organism's burrows and somewhat expands the entrances.

QUOTE (Coolsteph @ Sep 15 2022, 12:44 PM)

There are several "it's" errors in this description. "Minikrugs": "Minikruggs" "Like their ancestor[...]mothers". I recommend merging this sentence. "150 cm long" should be "1.5 m long". They have big ears for a large herbivore. Is it to compensate for their black armor and fairly thick-looking fur insulating them too much? These are big for burrowing animals. A polar bear is technically a burrowing animal, as the females dig maternity dens. Female polar bears are 5.9-7.9 feet long, or 2.4 meters. However, it's possible snow is easier to dig through than soil. A wombat, which is more conventionally a burrowing animal, is about 1 meter long.The extinct wombat relative Mukurpina, which had some limiting digging ability but didn't burrow, is said to be the size of a black bear. The size of an American black bear is 4.5 feet long, or 1.3 m long. I recommend adjusting the art to give it bigger front paws that look more suitable for digging, making it smaller, clarifying that its burrows are just pits in the ground sheltered by vegetation, or that it co-opts other organism's burrows and somewhat expands the entrances.

150 cm is the same as 1.5 m. I don't see why it would have to be listed in meters and not centimeters.

As for the digging it is going from more hoof-like nails to claws so I wanted to make sure it looked smaller than say full on aardvark claws. A transitional form. If i evolve this again it will have bigger claws and probably smaller size.

The rest I will fix.

QUOTE (Coolsteph @ Sep 15 2022, 03:44 PM)

These are big for burrowing animals. A polar bear is technically a burrowing animal, as the females dig maternity dens. Female polar bears are 5.9-7.9 feet long, or 2.4 meters. However, it's possible snow is easier to dig through than soil. A wombat, which is more conventionally a burrowing animal, is about 1 meter long.The extinct wombat relative Mukurpina, which had some limiting digging ability but didn't burrow, is said to be the size of a black bear. The size of an American black bear is 4.5 feet long, or 1.3 m long. I recommend adjusting the art to give it bigger front paws that look more suitable for digging, making it smaller, clarifying that its burrows are just pits in the ground sheltered by vegetation, or that it co-opts other organism's burrows and somewhat expands the entrances.

I do think it’s important to note that there are burrows that we’re pretty sure were dug by giant ground slothes or pampatheriid armadillos, both of which are quite hefty, and all of the proposed slothes often reached 4 meters long! And as far as I am aware the only way they might’ve been cheating was creating these burrows by shoving rocks out of the way (though that doesn’t seem like big cheating to me to ne fair). And these burrows are nearly straight up caves too, so I don’t really think 1.5 meters is too big to burrow (though it probably depends on how loose the soil is too).

"This servers a duel purpose of "

this serves i think. a dual purpose?

"It can swing it it in defense."

duplicate "it"

" keep them comfortable warm even in the snow."

comfortably warm?

"They gives birth to helpless fetal young."

give birth to....



those are all the corrections I can see needed!

QUOTE (colddigger @ Nov 3 2022, 04:37 PM)

"This servers a duel purpose of " this serves i think. a dual purpose? "It can swing it it in defense." duplicate "it" " keep them comfortable warm even in the snow." comfortably warm? "They gives birth to helpless fetal young." give birth to.... those are all the corrections I can see needed!

Ok all should be fixed.

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?:
What changes?:

• External?: Color Change, Club
• Internal?:
• Behavioral/Mental?: Burrowing,

Are Changes Realistic?:
New Genus Needed?: (If yes, list why) N

Habitat:
Type?: 1
Flavor?: 1
Connected?: N/A
Wildcard?: N/A

Size:
Same as Ancestor?: N
Within range?: Y (Half)
Exception?: N/A

Support:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Diet:
Same as Ancestor?: N
Transition Rule?: Y (Herb -> Omni)
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A

Respiration:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

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

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?:

Opinion: Approved

Seconded, I guess I'll add it to the compendium for you.