Creature:Trihippus

Trihippus are medium sized tripedal herbivores hailing from the planet Pallax. They usually roam the landscape eating fruits, grass and other plant material. They are easily recognized by their low grumbling roar and their strange way of walking.

Taxonomy

 * Kingdom: Animalia
 * Phylum: Chordata
 * Class: Mammalia
 * Order: Perissodactyla
 * Family: Tripodactylae
 * Genus: Trihippus
 * Species: Trihippus vinaiis

Behaviour and Ecology
Trihippus are native to the planet Pallax, a planet covered with dense forests and characterized by it's rainy climate.

Trihippus are usualy found in the borders of the forests, near open plains where they can easily spot fallen fruit and predators. When threatened, they run towards the center of the forest where they are less likely to be seen. Trihippus move slowly because of it's awkward body plan and tripedal nature and if cornered, they shoot their back spines which secrete a potent poison at their attackers.

Their main predators are  Anneidis or Pallax Terror Birds but a variety of other predators prey on them including the lizard-like Spinospondylus and the newly introduced Braxan Dragons.