Carpet Spardi

The Carpet Spardi split from its ancestor and spread outwards from the Darwin woodland, adapting to a lifestyle not unlike that of a terran sloth. It has developed even longer fingers on its arms, which help it safely grip branches that would otherwise be too thin for its ancestor. The muscles in its jaws have become more robust to allow for easier mastication of the leaves of the crystal flora it now exclusively feeds on. As a result of this shift in diet, its lateral mandibles have become reduced and serve very little purpose. It spends the majority of its life living among the branches of crystal flora like crystal fortresses and rupee trees. It has also developed the habit of chewing on the corners and edges of kraltree leaves. However, due to the large size of the leaves in comparison to the carpet spardi, it typically cannot do more than this, with individuals rarely biting hard enough to get a good mouthful.

Carpet Spardi(Aeroasterus monogusana)
Species Information
Creator	Lightvsdark777 More by this creator
Week and Generation	3/20
Habitat	Darwin Subtropical Woodland, Darwin Chaparral, North Darwin Tropical Savanna, Darwin Tropical Rainforest, South Darwin Tropical Savanna
Size	20 cm long
Support	Endoskeleton (Bone)
Diet	Herbivore (Tallstrand Crystals, Upshroom, Crystal Fortress leaves, Darwinian Shadow Fortress leaves, Rupee Tree leaves, Treecrystal leaves, Kraltree leaves, Giant Kraltree leaves, Thanos' Shrub leaves)
Respiration	Active (Lungs)
Thermoregulation	Ectotherm
Reproduction	Sexual (male and female, live birth)
Taxonomy
Genus	Aeroasterus
Species	Aeroasterus monogusana
Ancestor	Sheet Spardi
Descendants	N/A

In terms of reproduction, the carpet spardi has completely forsaken most breeding positions in favor of mounting. Like its ancestor, mounting still instinctively reminds the mate of a predator attacking from above. In response to this behavior, the carpet spardi has developed a sensitive back, enabling an individual to tell the difference between mating and actually being attacked from above. During mating, the partner on top will focus most of his/her weight on any available part of the branch mating takes place on, with little of the partner's actual weight being pressed on the bottom individual. Regardless, mated pairs will occasionally have mishaps where the one on bottom mistakes his/her partner for a predator and attempt to flee. Aside from all of these differences, the carpet spardi is not too different from its ancestor.