[WIP] Creature Classifications and Suchlike Stuff

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I. Animals


Mammals - Furred creatures
	Terrestrial - land-dwelling mammals; bears, wolves, mice, rats etc.
		<bears>
		<wolves and dogs>
		<elephants, rhinocerous>
		<horses, hippopotamous, cows>
		<sheep, goats, deer>
		<mice, rats>
		<hedge-hogs, pigs>
	Arboreal - tree-dwelling mammals; monkeys, opossums etc.
		<monkeys, apes>
		<opossums>
		<sloths>		
	Aquatic - water-dwelling mammals; otters, seals etc. (whales are classed as Fish)
		<otters>
		<seals>
	Aerial - air-dwelling mammals; bats.
		<bats>

Reptiles - Scaled creatures
	Crusreptilia - reptiles with legs
		<lizards>
		<other>
	Serpenta - snakes
		<snakes>

Birds - Feathered creatures
	Pennipotens - flying birds
		<birds of prey>
		<cranes, storks etc.>
		<songbirds>
		<sparrows etc.>
		<penguins>
	Terraformae - flightless birds
		<ostriches>
		<birds of prey>
		<songbirds>

Necrites - undead creatures of any kind
	Hominiforma - humanoid undead
		<imprinted undead>
		<resurrected undead>
		<unrested undead>
	Animaforma - animal-shaped undead
		<all animal undead>
	Monstra - weird undead
		<monstrous undead>
		<random undead>

Fish - Water-dwelling vertebrates
	Minutae - small fish
		<"traditional" fish>
		<eels>
	Maximae - large fish
		<"traditional" fish>
		<sharks>
		<rays>
		<whales, dolphins>

Amphibians - Frogs, toads, newts etc.
		<frogs, toads>
		<newts, salamanders>

Crustacians - crabs, lobsters etc.
		<crabs, lobsters>
		<starfish, sea urchins and cucumbers>

Molluscs - Slimy creatures
		<snails and slugs>
		<octopi>
		<creepy sea things>

Insects - invetebrates (including spiders, scorpions etc.)
	Polypoda - many-legged insects
		<centipedes and milipedes>
		<other>
	Octapoda - eight-legged insects
		<spiders>
		<scorpions>
	Sexipoda - six-legged insects
		<ants>
		<butterflies and moths>
		<cicadas>
		<beetles>
		<dragonflies and co.>

Please, tell me if you think there's a better way to organise them, if there's a type of animal I've left out or whatever. I aim to be able to fit any TMW monster into one of the <bits like this> eventually.

For example, Jack O would be:


Necrita Monstra <random undead (I need names for all sections in pointy brackets)> jacko


Questions, tips and criticisms are welcome.

[Crush]

OK, and what is the purpose of this?

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I don't remember. It doesn't actually ever have to be shown to players. it's more so that... um...

I'm positive there was a reason when I started, but for the life of me I don't remember what.