Scrambled Shrew

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Scrambled Shrew
(Geminatisorex concitatus)
Main image of Scrambled Shrew
Species is extant.
Information
CreatorDisgustedorite Other
Week/Generation26/161
HabitatDixon-Darwin Boreal
Size25 cm long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportUnknown
DietOmnivore (Pioneer Quillball, Olshkra, Osziza, Dixon Olshkra, Twin-Tail Orbibom, Lacy-Leaf Obsiditree, Grovecrystal, Pagoda Crystal, Woodland Grovecrystal, Berry Arbourshroom, Crystal Brambley, Boreal Tubeplage, Thistle Puffgrass, Pioneer Quillprong, Sandy Orbibom, Quaxaca, Fuzzyfan, Prongoli, Yuccagave, Snow Windbulb, Signpost Crystamboo, Arid Puffgrass, Inda, Tubeplage, Puffgrass, Scrubland Tubeplage, Crystamble, Tropical Puffgrass, Aloeberacteus, Hengende, Phalangrass, Strangleroot, Fibreflora, Marblemelon, Grub Krugg, Corkscrew Krugg, Minikruggs, Neuks, Xenobees, Fibrillius, Monostage Dirteater, Sunstalks, Supershrooms, Sapshrooms, Cryobowls, Cloudswarmers, Vermees, Pioneeroots, Marbleflora, Glaalgaes, Tepoflora, Silkruggs), Ovivore (Gnarblunter, Ramchin, Mountain Flunejaw, Robust Rainforest Ukjaw, Goliath Flunejaw, Needlespike Flunejaw, Montemsnapper, Westward Haglox, Harnessback, Desert Ukjaw, Great Megalaukjaw, Nightsnapper, Vivus Slitherworm, Lizatokage, Thin Lizatokage, Fat Lizatokage, Egg Lizatokage, Exoskelesor, Haglox), Scavenger
RespirationActive (Lungs)
ThermoregulationEndotherm (Fur)
ReproductionSexual (male and female, live birth, pouch and milk)
Taxonomy
Domain
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Geminatisorex
Geminatisorex concitatus
Ancestor:Descendants:

The Scrambled Shrew split from its ancestor and got smaller, claiming a smaller generalist/scavenger niche. It is named for 2 features: its tendency to scramble about wildly to evade predators, and the fact that its entire genome has been duplicated, resulting in massive genetic instability and a high rate of mutations which duplicate tissues, organs, and body parts with an occasional horrifying scrambling effect. The latter feature is highly notable due to its fairly high birth rate, comparable to that of a terran rat, and as such it has also developed reasonable tolerance to these duplication mutations occurring.

Like a terran rat, the Scrambled Shrew is an omnivore that will eat just about anything. While it has a strong preference for leafy flora, it will also happily consume eggs, carrion, crystals, glass flora, and mesofauna. Like its ancestor, it is generally solitary and lives in burrows. It breeds up to 6 times a year and has 5-12 joeys at a time. Its offspring are born helpless, living off of milk in their mother's pouch for the first few weeks of their lives. Its varied diet has allowed it to spend a little energy developing sexual display structures in the form of wrist, ankle, tail, and ear tufts.