Blackslate Anchavalio
“ Warning for the new or old hunters in unexpected ways, the other species of Anchavalio wandering around the dark forest until midnight, as hideous as dark night in the shadows. ”
– unknown author
Scientific Taxonomy & Character Information
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Dasyuromorphia
Family: Dasyuridae
Subfamily: Dasyurinae
Tribe: Phascogalini
Genius: Lupantechinus
Species: Lupantechinus negrus
Descendant: antechinus
Named by: ???
Year Published: ???
Size: 14.5 centimeters long in length; 1.6 m tall in height; 40 kilograms in weight
Lifespan: 1 to 20+ years
Type:
Synapsids
Mammals (Antechinuses)
Fictional
Title:
Dark Spiky Marsupial Mouse Dog
Black Stash
Pantheon:
Sawintiran
Reinachan/Ityoselese
Time Period: Pleistocene–Holocene
Alignment: Neutral
Threat Level: ★★★★
Diet: Carnivorous
Elements: Dark
Inflicts: Bleeding. blindness
Weaknesses: Fire, fae, light
Casualties: ???
Based On: itself
Conservation Status:
Reinachos: Near Threatened (NT) – IUCN Red List
Delphia: Critically Endangered (CR) – IUCN Red List
Sawintir: Vulnerable (VU) – IUCN Red List
Blackslate Anchavalio (Lupantechinus negrus) is the fictional species of antechinus introduced in Weather Dragons.
Etymology
Anchavalio is the anglicization word from Eastern Arrernte: Antyewelye, is the form as antyame akngwelye, which means swag dingo.
Physical Appearance
Blackslate Anchavalio was different from the normal or Ashen Anchavalio; their fur was pitch black and had blackish gray skin, even gray-edged spikes.
Abilities
Blackslate Anchavalio enhanced itself while enraged, unleashing the dark particles on the entire body to enhance the darker element causing darkness.
Ecology
The timing of the breeding season differs between species and also with the location of populations. The breeding season from July to September and moving to the south in late January through March. Anchavalios are pregnant for about 63 days and usually birth four to six pups, and like their ancestors, do not have a complete pouch as in other marsupials but simply a flap of skin covering the teats.
Both older male or elder female die-off occurs because of an increase in free corticosteroids in the blood from the birth. Much like antechinuses, torpor is periodic lowering of body temperature and metabolic rate to reduce energy consumption in their own dens.
Native or introduced predators also threaten Anchavalio populations with foxes, wolves, tigers, cougars, lynxes, baboons, sea lions, dolphins and cats predating upon Anchavalios. Indeed all species of Anchavalios are habitat destruction and competing with both native species, introduced species or invasive characters.
Behavior
Like the other Anchavalio, this animal was very careful and violent in the sense of natural behavior. Blackslate Anchavalio was different from any of the ancestors, the antechinus.
Distribution and Habitat
Blackslate Anchavalio was native to the unknown regions of Sawintir and Earth. It was reported that the animal was found in Switzerland and Tunisia as well.
Movement Pattern: Nomadic
Individual Type: Solo
Population Trend: Increasing
Population: 300,000
Locomotion: Terrestrial
Habitat: Tropical rainforest, tropical savanna, tropical monsoon, swamp, others
Earth:
Extant, Vagrant, & Introduced (resident): Egypt; France; Poland; Serbia; Spain; Switzerland; Tunisia
Sawintir: worldwide
Tamed
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Lore
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Gallery
Foreign Languages
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