| Rapide | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Naming | |||
| Binomen | Amphimorphodus longipes | ||
| Morphology | |||
| Body type | Canine-like | ||
| Intelligence | |||
| Sentience | Sentient | ||
| Sapience | Non-Sapient | ||
| Ecology | |||
| Place of origin | Eurasia and North America | ||
| Habitat | Open plains | ||
| Diet | Carnivorous | ||
| Locomotion | Quadrupedal | ||
| Related species | Falanx, Janiset, Ravene, Bardelot, Pytheron, Distarterops | ||
| Behind the Scenes | |||
| Universe | After Man | ||
| Created by | Dougal Dixon | ||
| Designed by | Dougal Dixon | ||
The Rapide (Amphimorphodus longipes) is a cursorial predatory rat which inhabits the temperate grasslands of the Earth about 50 million years in the future.
Biology[]
Like its larger relative, the Falanx, the Rapide has adapted itself to a fully carnivorous diet. Compared to the Falanx, it has a more slender build, complete with long neck and legs coupled with a highly flexible spine that gives it great speed. It can reach up to 100 km/h.
Appearances[]
- After Man: A Zoology of the Future, by Dougal Dixon (1981)