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Pelsoli (Pilocortanus prosperum)
Creator: Disgustedorite
Ancestor: Pinsyk
Habitat: Darwin Tropical Rainforest, Darwin Monsoon Forest, Darwin Tropical Savanna, Darwin Subtropical Woodland, East Darwin Chaparral, Mid Darwin Temperate Woodland, North Chillypaz Montane Forest, Chillypaz Rocky Shrub, Darwin Temperate Savanna, South Chillypaz Montane Forest, Chillypaz Alpine, East Darwin Temperate Woodland, Darwin Taiga, West Darwin Temperate Woodland, West Darwin Chaparral, West Darwin Subtropical Beach, Mid Darwin Temperate Beach, West Darwin Temperate Beach, Darwin Polar Beach, East Darwin Temperate Beach, East Darwin Subtropical Beach, Darwin Tropical Beach, Kamm Tropical Riparian, Zorcuspine Subtropical Riparian, Zorcuspine Temperate Riparian, Zorcuspine Polar Riparian, Ethos Temperate Riparian, Cheatsy Polar Riparian, Kamm Swamp, Ethos Marsh, Zorcuspine Bayou, Cheatsy Bog
Size: 40 cm long
Support: Endoskeleton (Bone)
Diet: Omnivore (Darwinian Crestgills, Nightworms, Nimblemites, Paneltopedes, Plentmowers, Prongleg Scaleworms, Shed Knightworms, Spardiflies, Wortopedes, juvenile Jumpmite, juvenile Tambug, juvenile Rummagebug, Emerald Crystals, Ghost Mycostrums, Myserchen, Tallstrand Crystals, Flopleaves, Grassterplents, Overnight Mycostrum, Rubyshroom, Rolyknights, Darwinblades, Beachtrop, Blood Mosshroom, juvenile Catbug, Chandelieruby, Cobblesaucer, Common Namnder, Corpse Spardi, juvenile Crystal Goblin, Cushion Bush, Dish Mosshroom, Domed Photosagnia, Dwarf Mycostrum, Fangbunny, Forest Purplestem, Frostrop, Golden Crestgill, Heartleaf, juvenile Hoppok, Hornsnap, juvenile Hyenaroach, Long-Footed Spardi, Mauvecostrum, Mosstring, juvenile Mudkitten, Mycostrum Knightworm, Petalbract, juevnile Pincepok, Polyblade, juvenile Pumbug, Purplebract, Purplecone, Quataetar, Rhinoroot, Riparian Purpleblade, Rivet, Robust Purpleblade, Ruboreal, juvenile Sagmalix, juvenile Sentrok, Snowmelt Wormoss, juvenile Spearing Spardi, Tidal Leafstar, Tinyknight, Triplet Purplestem, Violet Knightworm, juvenile Zykemet, Armed Knight), Scavenger
Respiration: Active (Lungs)
Thermoregulation: Endotherm (Heliofibers)
Reproduction: Sexual (Male and Female, Live Birth)

In the aftermath of the end-binucleozoic extinction event, the pelsoli split from its ancestor, shrinking in size and increasing its metabolic rate to survive in the lower-oxygen conditions. It has altered the structure of its hemerythrin to be capable of cooperative bonding, like hemoglobin. Its quills have unraveled into radially symmetric downy fibers, called heliofibers, which cover its entire body and keep it warm at its smaller size. With less competition in its way, it rapidly spread across the entire continent of Darwin.

The pelsoli's ability to survive in a wide range of habitats is thanks to the rapid evolutionary versatility of its fibrous integument, which can change length in a short timescale to help it adapt to colder or warmer conditions. It is also not particularly prone to water loss, so it has no issue surviving in dry biomes. It is capable of hibernation, especially in the colder subpolar regions.

Similar to its ancestor, the pelsoli is a generalist which will tear into meat, leaves, and crystals indiscriminately using its arm-like tusks and bone teeth, and it uses its tail hand to grasp and drag food. It is also a better digger, able to swing its foreleg back and forth rapidly for excavation. It isn't much faster at digging than its ancestor, but lacking spikes, its burrows also don't need to be as wide for it to fit inside. Its burrows are relatively shallow, but they provide shelter to its young, which no longer have the benefit of spikes for protection and also lack heliofibers.

The pelsoli no longer mates belly to belly. It breeds more quickly than its ancestor, as many times as 6 times a year, and gives birth to 3-6 naked pink tuskless babies at a time. Both parents care for their young. Juveniles take a month to reach sexual maturity and become independent, but don't actually reach full size until about 4 months.

theres a typo in one of the zorcuspine habitats (you put an extra letter u)

Spotted a small typo at "and it uses its tail and to grasp and drag food." Im assuming it was meant to say "tail end"

fixed

Review

ART
Art Present?: Yes
Art Clear?: Yes
Gen Number?: Yes
All Limbs Shown?: Yes
Reasonably Comparable to Ancestor?: Yes
Realistic Additions?: Yes

NAME
Binomial Taxonomic Name?: Yes
Creator?: Yes

ANCESTOR
Listed?: Yes
What Changes?: Some
External?: Quills have essentially become hair-like materials
Internal?: Produces a hemoglobin-like substance in their blood.
Behavioral/Mental?: Digs smaller burrows, mating is different.
Are Changes Realistic?: Yes
New Genus Needed?: Already applied

HABITAT
Type?: Tropical, Subtropical, Temperate, and Polar
Flavor?: Beach, Woodland, Rainforest, Riparian, Wetlands, Mixed
Connected?: Yes
Wildcard?: Yes

SIZE
Same as Ancestor?: No
Within Range?: Yes
Exception?: N/A

SUPPORT
Same as Ancestor?: Yes
Does It Fit Habitat?: Yes
Reasonable Changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

DIET
Same as Ancestor?: Yes (expanded to include scavenging)
Transition Rule?: N/A
Reasonable Changes (if any)?: Yes

RESPIRATION
Same as Ancestor?: Yes
Does It Fit Habitat?: Yes
Reasonable Changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

THERMOREGULATION
Same as Ancestor?: No
Does It Fit Habitat?: Yes
Reasonable Changes (if any)?: Yes
Other?: N/A

REPRODUCTION
Same as Ancestor?: Yes
Does It Fit Habitat?: Yes
Reasonable Changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

DESCRIPTION
Length?: Good
Capitalized Correctly?: Yes
Replace/Split from Ancestor?: Split
Other?: N/A

Opinion: An excellent little friend who, with the loss of spines, has become even more huggable. However, it cannot be approved until some of its food items are.

This post has been edited by Nergali: Feb 20 2023, 05:40 PM

The water loss thing is not a change, just a statement of fact about sagmas as a whole

Ah, my bad. I'll fix.

I noticed a minor misspelling in the nimblemites, it says nomblemites

fix