Lepiotecorax

From the Greek: λέπιο (lepio) means "scales" and Hungarian: tekercs means "roll" or "inductor", due to have enough the force depending on rolling causing a friction.

• Singular: Lepiotecorax

• Plural: Lepiotecoraxes

The Lepiotecorax is a metatherian that resembles both binturong and pangolin, with a scorpion tail, as a result of convergent evolution and the same ecological niche as ground sloths to pangolin, with armadillo and cougar altogether. Their scales are rough and bulletproof, from coffee to pale brownish yellow to colored to white edges.

The Lepiotecorax has long, whitish yellow fur on each cheek and on other parts of the body for adaptation in winter. Their skin color was a brownish-yellow, pig-snouted, and very long prehensile tongue, much like from aye-aye and anteaters between cleaning the nostril or used for catching ants on the anthill. Their scales on their hands are jagged and used for protection, like knuckle walking like a gorilla. The Lepiotecorax had developed ears like an elf, but most hearing about hundreds of miles away from here resembles Dolores Madrigal.

Lepiotecorax had a tail that caused poison from mushrooms, nightshades, potatoes, or even poisonous frogs or insects, despite being insectivorous or carnivorous.

The Lepiotecorax can roll or curl into a ball, or it can roll on its own like a wheel. Only arrows can break through the hardened keratin scales, which are impervious to bullets. Because of its defense, it is practically impervious to predators like dogs and jaguars. Lepiotecorax totally curls up, exposing its fur, when it feels threatened. It can remain in this position for extended periods of time until the threat passes. The only thing that protects their fur from attacks is cold. Like a scorpion, their stinger was found at the tip of their tail and was extremely toxic, leaving a hole that it pierces to a body.

The Lepiotecorax can excavate termite mounds and build deep burrows because to its strong claws. The Lepiotecorax, which resembled muck-like little anteaters, was a skilled climber and used its prehensile tail to balance in trees or larger rod-shaped rocks. Both Lepiotecorax species had weak vision but a keen sense of smell, which allowed them to find underground insect nests. Despite having no teeth, the Lepiotecorax uses pebbles it consumes to aid in the grinding of food in its stomach.

To catch termites and ants, both species of Lepiotecorax have an incredibly long, sticky tongue (up to 3 meters). Similar to a chameleon, the Lepiotecorax may fire its tongue to capture termites, ants, beetles, and larvae. Its teeth were either nonexistent or reduced, and its keen sense of smell allowed it to find insects underneath or above. Both species of Lepiotecorax may roll into a ball; scales act like armor, and they emit foul-smelling fluids from anal glands when threatened.

Due to convergent evolution and sharing the same ecological role as ground sloths to pangolin, armadillo, and cougar combined, the Lepiotecorax, a metatherian, resembles both binturong and pangolin and has a scorpion tail. They have tough, durable scales with edges that range from coffee to pale brownish yellow to colored to white.

Lepiotecorax primarily consumes insects, such as termites, ants, beetles, and larvae, while it also occasionally consumes fruits, flowers, and roots. Despite being an insectivore or a carnivore, Lepiotecorax had a tail that could make poison from mushrooms, nightshades, potatoes, or even poisonous insects. Lepiotecorax was unharmed and the toxins were transferred to the tail, which now has the poison liquid and is prepared for the next attack or defense, because the stinger was in their end of a tail that might be refilled when they ate poisonous insects and flowers and the poison was making others sick.

Large cats, canids, larger apes, birds of prey, storks, parrots, crocodilians, large snakes, theropods, pterosaurs, wyverns, large salamanders, and even whales were among Lepiotecorax's natural predators, albeit few could hurt it when wrapped up. Lepiotecorax has a number of roles in the environment, including controlling insect populations, aerating soil while searching for food, competing with larger predators to regulate the population of both primary and non-prey predators, and occasionally dispersing seeds by consuming small fruits.

The Lepiotecorax is a very docile and unmotivated mammal, very hungry when ants or termites are nearby in the same anthill, and very defensive against the predators who dare with these painful claws.

The Lepiotecorax was a native species of the Eastern Continent in Everrealm, and their habitat includes mountains, forests, hills, steppes, agricultural edges, and desert that some areas near termite-rich or ant-rich soils. The climate for this species is mild, but it can live in both hot and cold environments because it is equipped with sweat glands, scales, and fur. This species can be found at elevations ranging from lowland plains to 2,000 meters (6,600 feet).

The Lepiotecorax lived and was reported in Europe, Africa, and Asia on Earth, and it was introduced by the First Civilization race during prehistoric times, since this species is from the Everrealm and has only been recorded a few times from Mesopotamia until the Renaissance. It lived in the same environments and climate as the Everrealm. The Lepiotecorax and its relatives are among the few metatherians that lived and may have been brought by the First Civilization race outside the Americas.

In the 2700s, the Sky People or Terrans introduced the Lepiotecorax to two exoplanets: Berbania from Ursa Major and Reinachos from Cygnus. As a result, it was included in de-extinction and rewilding attempts to fit it into two earth-like worlds, where it now lived in the same habitats and climates as Everrealm and Earth. The Lepiotecorax was discovered in the Dirthsao continent of Berbania, where it thrived in the same habitat and climate as Earth. Meanwhile, Lepiotecorax was discovered in the Hordan and Australisa continents of Reinachos, where it lived in the same habitat and climate as Earth.

• Movement Pattern: Initially Migrant

• Individual Type: Solo

• Population Trend: Unspecific

• Population: 3,000

• Locomotion: Terrestrial

• Habitat: Taiga; Montane Grasslands and Shrublands; Temperate Coniferous Forests; Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests; Temperate Deciduous Forests, Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Subtropical Coniferous Forests; Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Salt Flats; Stone Forest; Tropical Coniferous Forests; Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Grasslands; Tropical Savannas and Shrublands; Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub; Mushroom Forests; Mushroom Fields; Deserts and Xeric Shrublands; Badlands; Flooded Grasslands and Savannas; Swamp; Bayous/Billabongs; Riparian; Wetland; Mangrove Forest; Cold Bamboo Forests; Tropical Bamboo Forests; Air-breathing Coral Reefs; Graveyard Vale; Mountain; Karst Cave; Karst Spring; Lush Cavern; Crystal Cave; Magnetic Cave; Radiated Vale; Radiated Citadel; Volcano; Warm Ghost Town; Cold Ghost Town; Ruined Skyscraper.

• Earth: 

  • Extant & Introduced (Seasonally Uncertain): Albania; Algeria; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Brunei Darussalam; Bulgaria; Cambodia; China (mainland; Hainan); Croatia; Cyprus; Czechia; Estonia; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Ireland; Italy; South Korea; Laos; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malaysia; Malta; Moldova; Montenegro; Morocco; Myanmar; Netherlands; North Macedonia; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russia; Serbia; Singapore; Slovenia; Spain; Sri Lanka; Switzerland; Thailand; Tunisia; Turkiye; United Kingdom; Vietnam

• Sawintir/Everrealm: 

  • Extant (Resident): Enchancia; Norberg

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The Lepiotecorax was found by Hungarians and other people in Budapest and Croatia. This animal was very used for guarding as guards with rider and modified saddles to prevent harming the rider, a special armor for rolling itself and rider covered and closed while rolling and crushing enemies or accidentally impaled and poisoned to death. This mammal was never to be used again, but the Sawintirans can revamp the methods of special saddles and adapt them soon in Berbania. Lepiotecorax is classified as a fanged beast.

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