Mammallianoid

A Mammallianoid is a creature that exhibits characteristics similar to those of Terran mammals.

• It is a type of lifeform.
• It is a classification of creature type.

Description (Specifications)

A mammallianoid creature is distinguished by a number of characteristics:

• It is endothermic (it produces heat within its body).
• It has an internal spinal column or an internal structure that is a close parallel.
• It possesses fur, hair, feathers, down, or some other structural layer within its body that helps to retain heat.
• It gives birth to live young.
• It secretes nutrition for its offspring.

History & Background (Dossier)

Most biologists agree that a creature should exhibit at least three of the characteristics associated with mammals to qualify as a mammallianoid, though others set the limit at two. The term is necessarily generic: even some Terran species classified as mammals are relatively marginal in terms of meeting the necessary criteria.

It is possible for a creature to meet sufficient criteria to qualify as more than one classification of animal.

References & Contributors (Sources)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science