| Tree Drummer | |||
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| Naming | |||
| Binomen | Proboscisuncus sp. | ||
| Morphology | |||
| Body type | Mammalian | ||
| Intelligence | |||
| Sentience | Sentient | ||
| Sapience | Non-Sapient | ||
| Ecology | |||
| Place of origin | Northern Continent | ||
| Habitat | Temperate forests | ||
| Diet | Insectivorous | ||
| Locomotion | Arboreal quadruped | ||
| Related species | Truteal (distant relation) | ||
| Behind the Scenes | |||
| Universe | After Man | ||
| Created by | Dougal Dixon | ||
| Designed by | Dougal Dixon | ||
The Tree Drummer (Proboscisuncus sp.) is a specialized insectivorous mammal, a descendant of the shrews family, which inhabits the deciduous forests of Earth about 50 million years in the future.
This arboreal creature lives a lifestyle similar in some ways to that of a woodpecker or a modern aye-aye. It possesses a pair of long, chisel-like incisor teeth with which it breaks through the tree bark in order to feed on grubs and insects. To grab its prey the Tree Drummer uses its long, worm-like proboscis with a barbed tip. Its paws are covered in sensitive bristles, which are used to detect movement under the tree bark, allowing the Tree Drummer to properly locate its prey.
Appearances[]
- After Man: A Zoology of the Future, by Dougal Dixon (1981)
The Tree Drummer's feeding method.