Greeper

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Greeper
(Rattavenator predatus)
Main image of Greeper
Species is extinct.
22/140, Habitat Loss (Snowball)
Information
CreatorKingAcer Other
Week/Generation16/105
HabitatKrakow Plains
Size30 cm Long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportEndoskeleton (Jointed Wood)
DietCarnivore (Norat)
RespirationActive (Lungs)
ThermoregulationEndotherm
ReproductionSexual, two sexes: Live birth
Taxonomy
Domain
Superkingdom
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Subclass
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Viridisagania
Mancerxa
Phytozoa (info)
Chloropodia (info)
Phyllauria (info)
Xylodonta (info)
Boatitheriformes
Ursifelimyidae
Rattavenator
Rattavenator predatus
Ancestor:Descendants:

The greeper replaced the geistrat in the Krakow Plains. The only food source in Krakow Plains was the temperate spade-leaf, which both the norat and the geistrat ate from. That means both species had to compete over the same food source. In times when there was little food, the geistrat started killing and eating norat when they could. Over time the geistrat evolved into the greeper, a carnivore that hunts norat for food. They no longer eat the temperate spade-leaf so the norat population can grow bigger.

The greeper have a slender body which makes them faster than their ancestor.The spots on their body are no longer used to scare predators and are now spread all over the body. They have become a bit bigger and their claws grew larger so they can have a good grip on the norat and they finish them off with their front tooth, which became sharp to kill their prey more easily. Their ears also got bigger so they can hear the norats better.

They hunt alone, but they usually bring back their prey to the family den so the whole family can feed from it.

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)
  • Drakoniskian Bjournaratta (family Ursifelimyidae)
  • Geistrat (order Boatitheriformes)
  • Crorat (subclass Xylodonta)
  • Grand Buttpiper (class Phyllauria)