Drackal

Descended from Podovolare vorax that became smaller and more nimble as they focused on smaller prey in order to avoid competition from the other carnivores of the area.
30 centimeters long
Originates in zone D

Being generalist carnivores for the most part P. pernix will tackle and eat anything they think they can safely tackle. From V. cocotus they find in the dirt to the eggs and young of any terrestrial animal in the region if they get the chance to even the occasional J. fucopinna that they catch off guard on the ground. Additionally, they partially inherited the herbivorous juvenile stage of their ancestor; as such they will eat the seeds of the many species of the Ultraplortatus genus in the region as well as the seeds of M. coilus. They are nocturnal and ever alert for predators.

Like many of its kin a male will follow a receptive female and chase off any other males until she is ready to mate. From there the female will dig a hole in the ground and lay 40 eggs in said nest before covering it up. Unlike their relatives though the female will then stay around the eggs and protect them from threats such as other P. vermix. Once the eggs begin to hatch she will leave them to their fate and they are fully independent from hatching. This behavior developed as a function of territoriality where females would lay their nests in their territories to establish themselves. Other females would then try to intentionally destroy these nests to claim the territory for themselves. In response the current female that owns the territory would defend then nests to prevent this from happening and overtime it became a regular instinct.