Saberden

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Saberden
(Papiofelis martichoras)
Artwork of Saberden
Species is extinct.
22/140, habitat loss due to the snowball event
Creator Nergali Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Subclass
Superorder
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Carpozoa
Spondylozoa
Soricia
Chaetotheria
Lumbaritheria
Fabula
Mythotheriidae
Papiofelis
Papiofelis martichoras
Week/Generation 21/137
Habitat Barlowe Chaparral, Barlowe Plains, Barlowe Temperate Woodland, Jaydoh Rocky
Size 2 m Tall
Support Unknown
Diet Carnivore (Assprint, Edurian, Luminescent Bandersnatch, Impaladiri, Quadacorn, Bellowmari, Ovimari, Island Bumblaster, Vengeance Capiri, Axetail Sauceback, Ram-Dagger Sauceback, Greater Capicrest, Walkingzilla)
Respiration Active (Lungs)
Thermoregulation Endotherm (Fur)
Reproduction Sexual, Live Birth, Two Sexes, Pouch and Milk


Splitting from its ancestor, the saberden has become a pack predator that uses both cunning and teamwork to take down their prey. Forming packs consisting of 6-7 adults’ females and a single male, they stalk their territories in search of suitable prey. Once found, they single out and surround it before ambushing it, typically with one of them chasing it into the others. The male then eats first, followed by the females and young.

Outside of hunting, the pack tends to frequent a specific den, typically surrounded by the bones of their prey. The young tend to chew on these as their fangs develop, while the adults laze about all day until night comes, during which they then go on a hunt while one female remains behind to protect the young. Young males will leave a pack and, if they are lucky, challenge and best a pack leader and replace him when they are old enough.

Males, when fully grown, can reach 2 meters in length. They are also generally more bulky and muscular, as well as possessing more bushy back hair. Females, on the other hand, are slimmer and smaller in size, reaching only a meter in length.

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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)
  • Velishroot (superorder Lumbaritheria)
  • Beach Cheekhorn (subclass Chaetotheria)
  • Press-Toothed Bubbleskin (class Soricia)