Rigorutanes



The Rigorutanes is a cat-sized propalaeotherium-like animal and one of the hyrax relatives. Rigorutanes are native to much of the temperate forests, subtropical forests, and jungles of Africa. They are browsing herbivores that feed on fruits, leaves, vines, and nuts. They are very timid and very cautious as they are often hunted by predators such as pythons, birds of prey, leopards, jackals, hyenas, and among others. Due to high mortality, Rigorutanes have very fast reproductive systems, so they breed very fast and very often to make up for being an easy prey for lots of predators. They are either solitary animals that live alone or live in small groups up to abou 7 individuals in an area, depending on what the individual prefers. Despite being small and primitive compared to other hyrax relatives, they are actually very closely related to Borealohyrax, as their DNA analysis confirmed, meaning that Rigorutanes may have evolved from the same ancestors as Borealohyrax and is part of the same superfamily, Borealohyraxidae. Along with Borealohyrax, it is also one of the last living member of the Pliohyracidae family, along with the Megahyraxis and the Aquahyrin.