Feld

Feld
"Dzujin," one of Nwngan Dydd's sketches depicting a feld. The man depicted here is ethnically teelian.
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukarya
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Canidae
Genus:	Nemocyon
Species:	N. Dimus
Binomial name
Nemocyon dimus

Felds (Nemocyon dimus; also Dimi (SG Dimus)) (Phyrean: Fwyl; Ascon: Bel; Teelian: 人 romanisation: lega) are one of two sapient species present on World, the other being Clúnydd. They are the most abundant species of canid. They are bipedal, on account of their historical tree-dwelling making their anterior limbs into graspers. They are theorised to have originated in southern Anidon around 50 000 BNB.

Name

Feld is derived from Phyrean fwyl, the name of the species in the language. The scientific name of their genus, Nemocyon, is derived from ancient Greek nemo-, meaning "tree," and kyon, meaning "dog." Dimus is the word for feld in Callidian.

Appearance

Head

The head of a feld is noticeably similar to that of other canids, with a long snout and big ears.

Body

Felds are elmiforms, and therefore they walk upright on their hind limbs, with their front limbs being used to grasp and manipulate their environment.

Fur patterns and coloration

Feld fur is highly varied and comes in several different patterns. It presents colours ranging between whites, blacks, greys and browns.

Eye colour

The most common eye colours in felds are, by far, various shades of brown. Blue and green are rarer, but known to exist.

Evolution

Felds are the only extant member of genus Nemocyon, part of the subfamily Nemocyoninae, a sister clade to canines (wolves, dogs, jackals, coyotes...), and located under the family of canids. They share their subfamily with the lesser tree dogs, genus Parvocyon, their closest extant relatives.

Caniformia (dog-like carnivorans)	Amphicyonidae Canidae (dog-like caniforms) †Hesperocyoninae †Borophaginae Caninae (all modern canines) Nemocyoninae (felds, tree dogs) Parvocyon (lesser tree dogs) (all modern lesser tree dogs) Nemocyon (greater tree dogs) †Nemocyon ancestor †Nemocyon garrulus †Nemocyon helufanensis †Nemocyon dexter Nemocyon dimus Arctoidea (bear-like caniforms) (bears, seals, mustelids...)