Leaping Tree Dweller

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Leaping Tree Dweller
(Dendrohallotes leaposaur)
Main image of Leaping Tree Dweller
Species is extinct.
19/125, ice comet impact event
Information
CreatorHydromancerx Other
Week/Generation17/111
HabitatFlisch-Krakow Rainforest, Flisch Temperate Forest
Size1.3 m Long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportEndoskeleton (Bone)
DietHerbivore (Tower Fernplent leaves, Bullying Fernt leaves, Cover Plern leaves)
RespirationActive (Lungs)
ThermoregulationUnknown
ReproductionSexual, Lays hard-shelled eggs in nests, Two sexes
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Superclass
Clade
Class
Subclass
Order
Suborder
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Carpozoa
Spondylozoa
Anisoscelida
Pentapodes
Caudapodia
Eucaudapodia
Pentagradia
Dendrohallotiformes
Dendrohallotidae
Dendrohallotes
Dendrohallotes leaposaur
Ancestor:Descendants:

The leaping tree dweller replaced its ancestor, the tree dweller on Glicker. Its relatives still exist over on Wright. Ever since the plume-tailed azelemur started to hunt them they needed to escape fast, and so they have developed very strong legs muscles which help them leap from tree to tree. They also have expanded their diet to more than one type of plent tree.


Like their ancestors they use their spaded front legs to climb up the tree like a lumberjack. The sharp front spades and spiked tail piece the bark, allowing it to stay firmly on the side of the tree. This makes bleeding sappy holes in which the skimming sapsuckers love to eat. They are quite strong and their tail alone can hold its entire body weight if needed.


They spend almost all their time in the trees and only come down to drink, or for mating and nesting. Their nests however tend to be made in between the roots of the trees and are made up of the leaves they eat. They lay 2 to 3 eggs and females will sit on the eggs while the male collects leaves for its family. Each mated pair belong to an extended family of about 10 to 12; this group will travel together from grove to grove, feeding.


Their color-changing ability is very limited, with only the head changing color, and even then only for interspecies communication. Normally it stays green to blend in with the leaves they eat but will appear as a bright red if there is trouble.

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)
  • Gnawsferatu (subclass Eucaudapodia)
  • Mystery Capiri (class Caudapodia)