Onychu Ecology

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''A large mouse like Fanged Beast that lives in Grasslands and other warm areas. They feed on monsters smaller than themselves, as opposed to the normal mouse's diet of Veggies. Be warned: They may look cute and fuzzy, but they can leap long distances and do serious damage.''

Taxonomy
The Onychu is classified as a Fanged Beast.

Habitat Range
Onychus are somewhat adaptable creatures, preferring Warm regions, like deserts, savannahs and Prairies around Revalius and Aetherius.

They can also be found in cities and Villages occasionally.

Ecological Niche
Altthough fierce predators in their own right, Onychus are still low on the food chain. They are usually preyed on by Larger creatures in the wild, such as Zinogre, Rathalos, Rathian, ect.

In the Wild, Onychus are known to work together in a form of pack sometimes, and are known to do this to gang up on bigger creatures than they could possibly overpower alone.

Some Onychus are found in Cities and villages, feeding on the local's garbage.

Biological adaptations / Behavior
Onychus are known for their long sharp teeth, and Whip like tail, which they use as deadly weapons to great effect.

The Tail of an Onychu has sharp spines that are hard to see, because they are so fine, but they give the tail a cutting ability, and can make cut wound that can get infected if not treated.

The Teeth are large and sharp, and can cut through flesh and peirce blood vessels. Like a real life rodent, the teeth grow slowly, but they have to be worn down and sharpened to be useful. An Onychu will usually use a large enough rock like a whetstone to sharpen their Incisors to keep them nice and sharp and at a comfy length.

Sometimes, the Onychu will attack Merchants and Caravans on the road, to steal their goods, usually Meat products, for an easy meal. This has given the Onychus a bad reputation as Theives.

On the other hand, Onychus enjoy eating Bullfango meat, and are often encouraged to breed in some areas to cotrol the population of Bullfangos in an area. But the Onychus should be monitored to be sure they don't attack passing people.

Onychus will breed year round, and are very prolific breeders.