Radivorislontus cuniculum

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Extinct (May 2nd, 2020): Outcompeted by V. noctus and Castorocauda Caeruleum

A species that descended from Vermislontus cocotus, Vermislontus cuniculum has taken to burrowing under the soil for refuge from predators. This allows it to find special sources of food that are fed on by nothing else while churning the soil to allow new plants to grow.

Vermislontus cuniculum is extremely similar in morphology to Vermislontus cocotus, but uses different instinctual behaviors that allow it to be less likely to be fed on by not even showing up in the first place. It casually digs burrows that range from 5 to 20 centimeters underground using its "beak" and flightless wings, mainly feeding on the roots of small polyphs (Bulbus roots, Megaplortatus saplings, seeds, etc.) but may feed on any decaying polyph and musculate matter (leaves, feces, flesh scraps, etc.) that happens to become buried inside the soil before being consumed that is came across.

Vermislontus cuniculum will become sexually mature at a month after hatching (typically growing around 15 centimeters in length) and will mate with the first sexually mature opposite-sex member that it comes across underground. Females will lay 20-25 soft eggs in a unique underground chamber dug every two weeks and will leave the eggs to fend for themselves.

When the underground temperature deceeds 12 degrees Celsius and food becomes scarcer, any living Vermislontus cuniculum in the vicinity will instinctively burrow down to 40 centimeters underneath the surface, where there is greater temperature insulation, and proceed to hibernate until the climate warms up again and there is new growth.