Distribution: Nordland's steppes and grasslands. Uncommon
but not endangered.
Brontotheres are among the largest
animals of Pan.
The two-horned brontothere is exceeded in size only by the
mastodons and is as large as some species of rhino.
- ptom.h�m Brontothere, Aquatic
- This small (about 4 feet at the shoulder) species spends most
of its waking moments in rivers and lakes where it feeds on
aquatic vegetation. Its horn is vestigal. Dark brown above but
lightcolored below.
- Distribution: Eastern and Southern coastal rivers.
Uncommon.
- ptom.h�m Brontothere, Two-horned=
- This species has a large forked horn on its nose. It is dark
brown in color and formerly lived in large herds. It may be over
6 feet at the shoulder.
- Distribution: Very rare, it is now restricted to game
preserves and parks.
Camelids are represented by 5
species in Pan.
Somewhere they picked up the English name 'zapiti' but its origin
is unknown. The Domestic Zapiti is discussed with other
domesticated animals. Zapiti are humpless and in general, more
closely resemble South American camelids than they do their Asian
humped counterparts.
- z�.nu Brown Zapiti
- The most common of the wild zapiti.
- Distribution: Eastern grasslands.
- z�.m�.ge Dwarf Zapiti
- Only 4 feet at the shoulder, the honey colored coat was once
much prized.
- Distribution: Throughout the mountain regions of western
Pan, excepting only the highest altitudes.
- z�.he Mountain Zapiti
- A small, densely coated zapiti species that feeds above
treeline but returns to lower altitudes to sleep. It is very
wary and rarely seen.
- Distribution: Herowi Mountains. Uncommon.
- z�.m� Greater Zapiti
- Largest of the zapitis. This one may be over 6 feet at the
shoulder.
- Distribution: Central Steppes.
Canines
- li.k'a Pani Dhole
- This animal is a subspecies of the familiar Dhole of Asia
which was also once found in North America.
- Distribution: Southern Pan. Formerly widely found but its
range has been shrinking for unknown reasons. Occasionally semi-
domesticated.
- li.kon Weasel Dog
- Body is 60-65 cm. plus tail of equal length. Hth. 30 cm.
Brownish above, with pale spots, creamy underneath. Feeds on
river rats and aquatic birds.
- Distribution: Found along the southeastern coasts and along
the river systems of that area.
- li.tu Nordland Fox
- A small densely coated fox whose coat varies from white to
bluish gray depending upon local climate.
- Distribution: Nordland.
- Fox, Penninsular
- A small grayish to tan fox. Feeds on rodents, birds,
insects. Mostly nocturnal.
- Distribution: Humm Penninsula.
- li.la Red Fox
- The same red fox found throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
- Distribution: Pan wide.
- li.yu.sha Steppe Wild Dog
- A husky like wild dog, usually assumed to be the ancestor of
the domesticated dogs of Pan. This animal fills many of the
niches that coyotes fill in North America. Usually tan to light
brown in color.
- Distribution: The higher steppes.
- li.yu Grey Wolf
- The familiar wolf of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Distribution: Once island wide, now generally restricted to
lower mountain slopes, the steppes, Nordland tundras and wild
areas of the North Coast.
- li.m�.sha Steppe Wolf
- Largest canine in the world, this species is half again as
large as a grey wolf. Probably descended from the extinct Dire
Wolf. Like it, the Steppe Wolf is more heavily boned and jawed
and eats more carrion than the Grey Wolf. However, it remains a
formidable predator of slower moving game.
- Distribution: Very rare, a few hundred survive in game
preserves and parks.
Deer
- yan.xh� Pani Musk Deer
- A small, fanged deer. Light brown with white spots overall.
No more than 80cm at the shoulder. It has a pair of musk glands
under its vestigal tail that were utilized for perfumes and scent
masks.
- Distribution: Cape of Storms.
- yan.pt'� Spotted Deer
- A smallish deer, light brown with 1cm white spots overall.
Up to 1m at the shoulder.
- Distribution: Western plains, common.
- yan.la.nu Steppe Deer
- A red-brown, medium sized deer.
- Distribution: Steppes.
- yan.ro Pan Reindeer
- Closely related to the New World caribou and Old World
reindeer.
- Distribution: Nordland
- yan.la Northern Stag
- A large, reddish deer, related to the wapiti of North
America. Largest deer in Pan.
- Distribution: Found throughout the eastern cypress forests,
coastal Northern forests, and the lowland hills of the
Herowi.
Elephantids are restricted to two
species of
mastodons. There is good evidence that another species (Western
Mastodon) survived in western Pan until the last ice age.
- qo.ro Northern Mastodon
- Largest of the mastodons, standing up to 3.1m at the
shoulder. Covered with long reddish brown hair.
- Distribution: Found on several large game reserves in
Nordland. Approximately 1000 left in the wild. Prefers edges of
forests.
- qo.ra Royal Mastodon
- Smallest surving elephant species, this almost hairless
species rarely reaches more than 2.5m at the shoulder. Light
brown in color. Its name comes from the fact that at one time,
only royalty could own or hunt them.
- Distribution: Found on several reserves and in a very
limited range in the jungles of the Cape of Storms. Being
reintroduced. About 300 are left in the wild. Occasionally
domesticated.
Equines are represented by 3
species in Pan. Only one
was domesticated, the Spotted Horse (discussed in Domestic
Animals below.)
- z�.wer Northern Steppe Horse
- Smallest of Pan's horses, rarely reaches 120cm at the
withers. Buckskin colored, some individuals have faint black
stripes on sides or legs.
- Distribution: Found on the Nordland steppes and on the more
northerly of the eastern steppes. Rare but not endangered.
- z�.h�.ge Plains Horse
- Light brown with black stripes circling the legs. Up to
140cm at the withers.
- Distribution: Formerly found on the plains west of the
Moonsmoke mts. Once extinct in the wild, it is being
reintroduced from private game farms and zoos. Approximately 300
now found in wildlife preserves and parks.
Felines
- mn�.pt'� Forest Spotted Cat
- Resembling an ocelot or a margay, this small cat spends much
of its time in the trees of the rain forest.
- Distribution: Cape of Storms but formerly along much of the
southern coast.
- nur.la Red Lynx
- This ruddy colored species is most closely related to the
Short-tailed Lion rather than the true lynxes. Larger, taller
and more gracile than the Pani Lynx. It is a cursorial hunter of
small game.
- Distribution: Central steppes
- nur.k� Pani Cougar
- Subspecies of the American cougar.
- Distribution: Now limited to remote mountain ranges.
Uncommon.
- mn�.bd� River Cat
- Tawny with faint black stripes, this cat may reach a length
of 1 meter with a tail of equal length. Feeds on river rats,
aquatic birds (especially divers) and fish.
- Distribution: Found along rivers in southern and western
Pan. Fairly rare.
- nur.mn� Short Tailed Lion (zazcatli)
- Largest feline in Pan and one of the largest in the world.
Close relative of some 'sabretooth cats' (Homotherium sp.
). About the same size as a Siberian tiger, but with a short
bobtail. It is ruddy brown in color. Zazcatli is a name used by
some eastern peoples which was once widely adopted in English.
- Distribution: Rare, restricted to the eastern steppes and a
few forests of southern Nordland. Formerly over much of Pan.
- nur.pt'� Snow Lion
- Creamy white with faint black spots, may weigh some 55-60 kg.
- Distribution: Found only in the higher altitudes of the
Herowi. Fairly rare.
- nur.m�.ge Pani Lynx
- Sub-species of Lynx canadensis.
- Distribution: Found throughout the north. Once rare due to
overtrapping. Now increasing in numbers and fairly common.
Grazers are closely related to
Brontotheres although
it took detailed morphological studies to prove it.
Grazers are hornless. They somewhat resemble a slightly longer
necked, antlerless caribou or reindeer.
- ram.y�n.ge Gazelle Grazer
- A very gracile and swift species, hence its name. Reddish
brown with white spots overall.
- Distribution: Western Steppes.
- ram.la- Ruddy Grazer
- This red-brown grazer is found over much of the island. Herd
size varies from 10-12 animals in the far west to groups of 500
on the western steppes.
- Distribution: Temperate regions.
- ram.pt'�- Striped Grazer
- Long horizontal white stripes are on the red-brown sides of
this, the largest grazer. It reaches a height of 1.3m at the
withers. Lives in small bands of 20-30 animals.
- Distribution: Southern slopes of the Round Mountains and
along the southern coast. Common.
- ram.ptur- Swift Grazer
- Smallest of the grazers, rarely reaching 1m at the withers.
Dark brown, with a creamy undersides.
- Distribution: Eastern Steppes, still very common and herds of
2000-3000 are not unusual.
Mustellids
- kon.tt'� Black Mink (tlalt)
- A large, black, densely furred weasel. Its fur is one of the
most prized in the world. The name 'tlalt' is of uncertain
origin and Black Mink is preferred today.
- Distribution: Herowi mountains. Once quite rare due
to overtrapping but reappearing.
- kon.nu.king Pani Ermine
-
- Distribution:
- kon.k'o.m� Fisher
- A subspecies of the North American Fisher.
- Distribution: Northeastern Pan.
- kon.ru.sho Giant Sable (kolski)
- A large weasel that rivals the wolverine in size. Its plush
fur made it the target of extensive hunting but it is now being
farm raised.
- Distribution: Western slopes of the Herowi.
- kon.k'o Forest Marten
- This light brown marten was once heavily hunted for its plush
fur.
- Distribution: Eastern cypress forests.
- kon.pt� Forest Weasel
- A small (35cm) weasel that primarily hunts rodents.
- Distribution: Southern and western forests.
- kon.h�m Lake Otter
- Several distinct subspecies of this small (1m) otter are
found. They show a variety of markings although most are brown
to tan in color.
- Distribution: Lakes and rivers throughout Pan.
- kon.hin Sea Otter
- This is the familiar Sea Otter of North America.
- Distribution: Coasts of Nordland and Eastern Pan.
- kon.ya Wolverine
- Same as the North American species.
- Distribution: Nordland.
Rodents
Rodents are represented by several groups, most notably the
burrowing rats. There is scarcely a habitat on Pan they have not
settled and they are the main food source of many predators
ranging in size from bears down to Horsekiller Spiders.
- q�m.p'u.n�l Common Burrowing Rat
- Builds shallow underground nests. Eats seeds, insects, and
roots.
- Distribution: Found throughout Pan at elevations of less
than 1500 meters. Common everywhere.
- q�m.w�m.ran Forest Burrowing Rat
- Most specialized of all burrowing rats. It depends entirely
on the seeds and insects attracted to several conifer species.
It builds its short burrows in the root systems of these trees.
- Distribution: Found only in northern forests at elevations
of less than 2000 meters.
- q�m.p'u.nu.m�.ge Little Brown
Burrowing
Rat
- Brown overall, smallest of the burrowing rats, not much
larger than a house mouse.
- Distribution: Found only in the Great Central Valley.
Probably was always scarce.
- q�m.p'u.he.ran Mountain Burrowing Rat
- This species does very little actual burrowing in the soil
but does build underground nests.
- Distribution: Found in the meadows of most mountain ranges.
Not common.
- q�m.p'u.wer.ran Steppe Burrowing Rat
- Largest of the burrowing rats.
- Distribution: Found only in the Central Steppe region, but
common in its area.
- q�m.kam.king Whitefooted Burrowing Rat
-
- Distribution: Northern coast.
- q�m.bd� River Rat
- Large rat that is found along river banks and in wetlands.
- Distribution: Southern Pan.
- q�m.tt'i.kin Hive Mouse
- This small mouse lives in matrilineal groups of up to 20-30
individuals in hummocky shaped mounds of forest litter that may
reach 1m in height.
- Distribution: Cape of Storms.
- q�m.kan.ph� Cony Marmot
- A long eared and legged, large rodent. Once domesticated as
a meat source, no modern peoples continue the practice. Largest
rodent in Pan.
- Distribution: Mountainous areas near treeline.
- q�m.tt'�.qam Blackfaced Marmot
- This large marmot is reddish brown except for a black face
and ears.
- Distribution: Steppes.
- q�m.h�m.m� Rat-tailed Beaver
- This beaver species does not build dams as does its North
American counterpart, rather it burrows into river banks. Two
distinct subspecies, the Western and the Eastern. Second largest
rodent in Pan, slightly smaller than its American counterpart.
- Distribution: Once found over almost all of Pan, although in
the warmer climates, it was restricted to the higher elevations.
Now rare except in the mountain ranges.
- q�m.pi.k'o Arboreal Porcupine
- A very small, almost squirrel sized porcupine with spines
that are much reduced in length. Almost entirely arboreal.
- Distribution: Temperate regions.
- q�m.pi Northern Porcupine
- Largest of the Pani porcupines.
- Distribution: Northern coast of Pan.
- q�m.pi.tt'� Cape Porcupine
- A medium sized rodent, black overall although the spines have
white tips giving a grayish appearance when seen from a distance.
- Distribution: Cape of Storms.
- q�m.pi.m�.ge Dwarf Porcupine
- Smallest of all porcupines. It is brown overall except for a
black collar like marking.
- Distribution: Found on several small islands off the coast
of LaPerouseland.
- q�m.dt� Common Hopper
- A large rodent, short tailed and typically light brown in
color. So named for its habit of leaping straight up into the
air when startled. Lives in fields and relatively clear areas.
- Distribution: Temperate and southern regions.
- q�m.dt�.ngo Rock Hopper
- This hopper species lives in rocky scrub areas.
- Distribution: Round Mountains.
- q�m.dt�.m� Giant Forest Hopper
- Second largest rodent of Pan. This species does not hop when
startled. It was an important source of meat to hunter-gatherers
in the region. Dark brown with latitudinal white stripes and
spots. Lives in family groups of up to 20 adults.
- Distribution: Cape of Storms
- q�m.dt�.m�.ge Rat Hopper
- Smallest of the hopper species, it is no larger than many
rats. Light brown with 2-6 black stripes along its back.
- Distribution: Steppes.
- q�m.tu.ying Blue Squirrel
- This squirrel's fur is a lustrous grey blue.
- Distribution: Great Central Valley and adjacent northern
and southern coastal forests.
- q�m.dh� Saddle Squirrel
- A small (16cm) species, golden brown overall but with a black
saddle shaped marking over the back and sides.
- Distribution: Temperate regions. Now very common in cities.
- q�m.dt�.m� Steppe Hare
- Largest of Pan's rabbit species and probably the ancestor the
the domesticated Pani Rabbit.
- Distribution: Steppes.
- q�m.dt�.ying Dwarf Rabbit
- A small, grayish rabbit.
- Distribution: Western, southern and eastern grasslands.
- q�m.dt�.ro Snow Rabbit
- Closely related to the North American Snowshoe Hare and like
it, changes colors over the course of the year.
- Distribution: Nordland.
- q�m.dt�.k�n.tt'� Jumping
Rat, Black Tailed
-
- Distribution:
- q�m.dt� Jumping Rat, Brown
-
- Distribution:
- q�m.dt�.hong Jumping Rat, Golden
-
- Distribution:
- q�m.s�.xu Mouse, Root
-
- Distribution:
Swine of Nowapan all share a
close
relationship to the peccaries of the New World and their
phenotypes reflect this.
- rong.sho.tt'� Boar, Black-crested
- Largest of Pan's swine, males have a prominent crest of stiff
black hairs down the neck and back.
- Distribution:
- rom.wul.ph� Flatheaded Boar
- This animal is named for its odd shaped snout and head. One
of the smallest swines of Pan.
- Distribution: Northern and western steppes.
- rong.k'o Boar, Forest
- A large and relatively solitary species.
- Distribution: Western forests.
- rong.han.ge Boar, Peninsula
- Smallest of the swine of Pan, usually no more than 45cm at
the shoulder.
- Distribution: Humm Peninsula
- rong.wer Boar, Steppe
- A medium sized swine. Very pugnacious.
- Distribution: Central and eastern steppes.
- rong.m�.ge Pig, Jungle
-
- Distribution:
Miscellaneous Mammals
- yan.tt� Common Mountain Sheep
- The only species of sheep in Nowapan. It is closely related
to the North American Dall and Bighorn Sheep. There are at least
a dozen subspecies but all are mountain dwellers.
- Distribution: Higher mountain ranges of Pan, generally near
tree line.
- pa.q�m.q� Hawkbat
- Largest of the bats. This species is a predator that feeds
upon birds, fish, and small rodents. Silvery brown fur.
Wingspan of 1m, body length of 20-24cm.
- Distribution: Round Mountains.
- q�m.tt�r.tt'� Water Shrew
- A small, but ferocious predator. It lives on frogs,
crayfish, and insects. Slightly poisonous but not a threat to
humans.
- Distribution: Southern riverbanks.
Marine Mammals are common along the
coasts of Nowapan and include the usual northern Pacific suite.
Nowapan also has a number of unique species and it is noteworthy
that Stellar's Sea Cow, extinct elsewhere, has survived in Nowan
waters.
Seals
- li.h�m.sho.yeng Fur Seal, Nordland
-
- Distribution:
- li.hin.long Sea Lion, California
- This is the familiar sea lion of the American west coast.
- Distribution: East coast, common.
- li.h�m.nu Sea Lion, Northern
-
- Distribution:
- li.h�m.mn�.m� Seal, Elephant
-
- Distribution:
- li.hin.pt'� Seal, Harbor
-
- Distribution:
- li.hin.dh� Seal, Nordland
-
- Distribution:
- li.h�m.qo Walrus
-
- Distribution:
Sirenian
- hin.qo Stellar's Sea Cow
- This is the same animal that was wiped out in Alaska.
Largest of the dugongs, specimens of 7.5m in length have been
recorded.
- Distribution: Only along the Nordland coast and occasionally
slightly westwards. Never common, it is still rare.
Whales and Dolphins
- du.hin.phu Lake Dolphin
- Another example of marine life that was stranded in the Lake
of Kings, this dolphin is not technically a marine mammal
as it is now adapted for its fresh water environment. Reaches a
length of 1.8m.
- Distribution: Only in the Lake of Kings and occasionally a
short distance up its tributaries. Strictly protected, it was
never very common but its numbers are stable.
Marsupials are not well represented
on Pan but interestingly enough, all surviving species are
carnivores even though they are not particularly closely related
to each other.
- bh�.li Fox, Marsupial
-
- Distribution: Northwestern forests and forests of the
northern Moonsmoke Mountains.
- bh�.ku Marsupial Lion
- Largest of the Pani marsupials and the largest outside of
Australia. About the size of a mountain lion although not so
graceful. Dark brown with faint yellowish vertical stripes on
its sides. This animal is both an active hunter and important
scavenger. Lives in groups of 10-20.
- Distribution: Steppes, becoming rare due to habitat loss.
- bh�.kon Marsupial Mink
- A weasel like animal, it closely resembles a large mink.
Dark brown in color. It was once extensively trapped for its
fur.
- Distribution: Temperate rivers. Rare, but numbers are
increasing.
- bh�.q�m Predator Rat
- About the size of a small rabbit, this animal eats mice and
burrowing rats.
- Distribution: Southern wetlands.
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