#scalebat

[es46]

An amphibian mixing great apes and giant salamanders, with a touch of pachycephalosaur. - URONEL-ARONA Title - Stagnant frog Monster class - Amphibian Known locales - Forests, with occasional forays to canyons and wastelands Element/ailment - Water + Bubble + Effluvium + Fire Elemental weakness - Ice (3), Fire (3), Thunder (2), Dragon (1), Water (0) Ailment weakness - Sleep (3), Poison (1), Stun (1), Blast (1), Paralysis (1) Uronel-Arona is a bizarre ape-like amphibian known to inhabit forests, though it known to venture towards canyons and valleys in search of food. Instantly recognised by its simian countenance and the hard boney protrusions on its body, Uronel-Arona's purplish-blue colour hints at its strange ailments, including slits on its arms and tail that vent heat and a watery substance stored in a throat sac. Notably, it is accompanied by a mutalistic species of scalebat that acts as a vector for effluvial bacteria. Uronel-Arona is an osteophage, dedicated entirely to eating bone that it crunches with protruding jawbone lining its mouth. Occasionally it will supplement its diety with hard-shelled nuts and fruit, but bone is its prized meal. To this end, it has allied with scavenging scalebats who host a flesh-eating bacterium nigh identical to the variants found in miasmic-rich locales. The scalebats strip the flesh from carcasses, leaving the bones fresh for Uronel-Arona. Small creatures are not safe from this deadly alliance, and likewise humans may be considered a potential meal. Any field researcher should endeavour to avoid the amphibian's attention by exploiting its sense of smell, coating themselves in lavish rich odours to deter it and its symbionts. As expected, the scalebats releasing effluvium is a dangerous ailment, and Uronel-Arona's protruding spines are often coated in the bacteria. In addition, it produces a thick watery substance in a throat sac that it can spit out in large globs, reacting with the air to create a bubbling effect akin to the leviathan Mizutsune. More strangely, specialised muscles and vents on its arms and legs can rapidly vibrate to produce intense heat. Flint-opening openings on the vents react to ambient miasma to produce flames, essentially allowing Uronel-Arona to ignite its own limbs for a terrifying assault. This heat can also be channeled through the throat sac, making the water it spits scalding hot. Uronel-Arona excels at frightening carnivores away from their kills. Between its size, strength, and the aggression of the scalebats, most monsters flee from the amphibian. The larger males will endeavour to secure a huge carcass when the time comes to find a mate, competing with each other by butting their thick skulls. Presenting the prize to a female, the dominant male is permitted to fertilize her eggs, which are then deposited into the carcass where the tadpoles will eventually hatch and feast on the bone inside. The young emerge as froglets who make their living in the undergrowth, accompanied by scalebats that may well be the offspring of the parent Uronel-Arona's symbionts. Despite its strange appearance, this monster is surprisingly dangerous (Low Rank - 4, High/Master Rank - 3). Hunters must be wary of both its brute strength and its variety of ailments. Fire and ice weapons are advised to disrupt its thermal processes, as well as repelling the scalebats. Aiming for the arms and tail when it is overheating can damage the heat-generating musculature and significantly weaken it. Uronel-Arona are respectably powerful monsters and so have few natural enemies. They clash with Jansilla, whose young prey on the scalebats, and likewise contend with carnivores like Alkanodos and Rathian that it aims to scare from their kills. When they venture into canyons and subterranean turf, Uronel-Arona may contend with the likes of Qessalys and Caustasioth. Overall, it is confident in its own abilities, though it won't dare challenge a true apex. - Thank you reading and take care.

[glassbirds]

Got some of these cuties

[iamthekaijuking]

Skulls of the most adorable of wyverns, khezu and gigginox.

Khezu’s was pretty straightforward although I wish I knew how to make the bones seem more loosely attached. It has some good lip muscle attachments though.

Gigginox was surprisingly easier to illustrate than khezu for me, and I referenced blind snakes. I imagine gigginox has turned the quadratojugal and quadrate into an extra jaw joint, while a joint has developed between the surangular and prearticular and the dentaries and splenial, like in blind snakes. This gives gigginox 3 places for jaw articulation thus letting it do the crazy wide gapes we see. Of course none of these bones are ossified either so it’s all very stretchy stretchy. And its ring of teeth are just keratin spikes.

Most people think they’re amphibians, or doubt gig is even a tetrapod. I still have them in my paravian tree (which will need to be updated soon) but I’ve got an interesting theory about how they relate to some other wyverns. I think their relatives are Paolumu, Pukei, scalebats, and malzeno’s symbiotes. The hypothetical ancestor of these wyverns would have had its cloaca at the end of its tail to make brood parasitism easier, a more muscular face than other wyverns, and its avian respiratory system would have had more air sacks in the neck region.

The paolumu family moved the cloaca back to the normal place for most tetrapods, but further developed the air sacks and face musculature.

The Pukei family stayed relatively conservative, and lost the highly muscular face and possibly extensive neck air sacks.

And the third family started adapting for cave life, with the scalebats being the first to split from this group and lose the extensive air sacks and face musculature much like Pukei. The rest of the family became extremely aberrant as they further adapted to caves, with unique skin, life cycle, and metabolism adaptations as well as the loss of eyesight. Khezu keeps all three important features for this hypothetical family, and goes all out with the neck sacks like Paolumu, albeit in a different way. With neck vertebrae that aren’t ossified (or possibly reverted back to a notochord) and a series of neck sacks that could be inflated, this would have allowed khezu to extend its neck and strike prey from cover. Gigginox is the next most aberrant, with neck, cranium, and tail bones that aren’t ossified. It keeps the neck sacks, tail cloaca, and muscular face of the family too. The little symbiotes of malzeno being included in the family is more of a crack theory, but they do make me think of extremely neotenic (more neotenic than normal for cave wyverns) gigginox relatives that have just completely abandoned any semblance of tetrapod anatomy.

[briarworthandoleander]

What creature is oleander holding in the picture about the kiss.

Ah, yes. I forgot to mention that.

Meet our new and very naked ward. "Eldora".

Eldora is a presumed male Kulve Taroth, seeing as he exhibits little to no traits akin to the larger and grander specimens of his kind beyond general body shape. This could purely be down to the environment and the fact we don't just have liquid gold to adorn him with - or perhaps it's a showcase of sexual dimorphism which is why the Guild has never classified monsters looking like him as being Kulve Taroth - time will tell, there's a first for everything and we might be wrong.

No I can't just flip him and check his undercarriage, the documented Kulve Taroth we have on record are presumably all the same and he's far too little for us to tell anything just by his scaling pattern.

Also the little shit does not want to hold still.

He's able to go outside the hatchery for short periods of time, and Oleander or myself will often carry him around with us because we're not too sure of the social requirements for Kulve Taroth. He tends to shake and shiver anxiously if left alone, so one of us always stays nearby.

Defining behavior so far is the megalomania towards anything remotely shiney and golden in colour. So far his thievery has been catalogged with the following missing items: Zenny Gold Necklaces Gold Rings Gold Bracelets Brass Rings - quickly kicked out from his nest Kulve Materials Literally every thunderbug he can get his mouth on A pair of horrendously gaudy gold shoes

As for meals, he's sustained on a diet of Calappa, Scalebat, Helmcrabs and Tsuchinoko - as he would no doubt find within the Caverns of El Dorado.

He seems to be thriving for now, so we have high hopes for him in all.

- Leo Briarworth

[monster-huntologist]

Cool facts about paolumu? I just think that they're Neat

(Don’t know if you mean proper lore or headcanons, so I’ll do both!)

Lore:

Paolumu’s large ears help it navigate the Coral Highlands, as it spends most its time floating around the crags and often avoids the open sky. Much like real bats, it uses echolocation to help guide it around these enclosed spaces.

Paolumu will raise their young by making nests out of coral. They use their front incisors to take suitable places, which they then carry around and place with their tails.

Not so much “lore”, but early designs/concepts for Paolumu have shown it as a platypus rather than a bat.

Headcanon:

Alongside consuming the multitude of small eggs produced by the native coral, Paolumu will occasionally attempt to steal and eat the larger eggs of the other monsters in the Highlands. This can range from the lesser creatures like Shamos or Raphinos all the way to bigger threats like Legiana and Pink Rathian.

Paolumu evolved from a subspecies of Scalebats, which returned them back to their original size again while also giving them new mammalian biology to deal with the cold winds in the Highlands.

Nightshade Paolumu developed from a group of individuals that were forcibly removed from the Highlands by an incredibly strong storm. This storm was in fact the result of an elderly and powerful Amatsu coming to the New World to die.

[dualbladey]

scalebats actually being tiny wyverns is an outstanding concept

[alucardgrim]

Scalebat: 100/10 cute flying fox

[barbosaasouza]

Monster Hunter World - All Monsters

Monster Hunter World is here and it's brought with it all sorts of monsters and beasts for the intrepid players to hunt, slay, or perhaps capture. Though you can't fight all the monsters at the beginning of the game, they will make themselves known as you progress through the story. But for those who want to see what lies ahead, we've got all monsters in Monster Hunter World listed.

All Monsters in Monster Hunter World

There are dozens of monster in Monster Hunter World, and they're split into several different groups. The large monsters are the major "bosses" in the game, and hunting them rewards you with new weapon and armor materials. Small monsters are there to populate the world, some of them are non-hostile while others will attack you on sight. Then there is the endemic life consisting of different bugs and little creatures that can be found scattered around the various areas. You can capture these and use them as decorations in your private room!

Large Monsters

As mentioned above, large monsters make up the main targets you’ll be hunting during your time in Monster Hunter World. These monsters have large health pools, various attack patterns, and most of them can be captured for greater rewards. Knowing the weaknesses of large monsters is important if you want to be effective when taking them down, especially if you’re struggling against some of the late-game beasts. There are a few unconfirmed large monsters, specifically: Lunastra, Ososhi Kirin, and Alatreon.

Great Jagras

The Great Jagras is one of the first monsters you’re going to encounter in Monster Hunter World. This lizard calls the Ancient Forest its home, and is a simple beast to hunt.

Kulu-Ya-Ku

The Kulu-Ya-Ku is found in Ancient Forest and Wildspire Waste, and uses a rock as a weapon to both attack and block.

Pukei-Pukei

The Pukei-Pukei belongs to the Ancient Forest, and the Wildspire Waste as part of a one-time quest.

Barroth

Calling the Wildspire Waste home is the brute wyvern, the Barroth. This creature uses mud to change its defences and vulnerabilities, so be prepared to have your element attack type nullified.

Jyuratodus

Another large monster in Monster Hunter World that called the Wildspire Waste home is the Jyuratodus, one of the only piscine wyvern in the game.

Tobi-Kadachi

A beautiful creature by all accounts, the Tobi-Kadachi is found in the upper branches of the Ancient Forest.

Anjanath

Probably one of the first major hurdles in Monster Hunter World is when players are tasked with killing the Anjanath. This monsters is native to the Ancient Forest and is extremely ferocious.

Rathian

The Rathian can be found slinking around the Ancient Forest, especially up near its nest at the top of the tree. It’s also located in the Wildspire Waste, on the western side of the map.

Tzitzi-Ya-Ku

This frustrating bird wyvern is located in the Coral Highlands. The Tzitzi-Ya-Ku uses the fins on its head to blind everything in a cone in front of it.

Paolumu

Taking on the appearance of a fluffy bat, the Paolumu is native to the Coral Highlands.

Great Girros

The Great Girros slinks around the Rotten Vale, typically among a pack of smaller Girros. Be aware of its paralysis attack, as it will leave you incredibly vulnerable to attack.

Radobaan

The rolley-poley Radobaan lives in the Rotten Vale and covers itself in bones and spikes to protect itself. Smash this makeshift armor to gain access to its weaker flesh.

Legiana

Another flying wyvern, this time the pretty Legiana. You’ll find this large monster flying around the Coral Highlands. It might be a good idea to bring the Glider Mantle with you, as making a quick trip to the top of the map is essential if you want to trap it.

Odogaron

The Odogaron offers another spike in difficult, but thankfully it is extremely susceptible to paralysis attacks. You can find this toothy monsters in the Coral Highlands and in the Rotten Vale.

Rathalos

Not to be confused with the Rathian, the Rathalos is also native to the Ancient Forest, but it takes on a red hue as opposed to green.

Diablos

Yet another difficulty spike comes with this monsters, with many players struggling to kill the Diablos the first time around. You’ll discover this hulking monstrosity stomping around the Wildspire Waste.

Zorah Magdaros

The biggest monster in the game, the Zorah Magdaros. This Elder Dragon has no habitat and can only be farmed as part of the main story or when it appears every-so-often as an optional quest.

Dodogama

It might look a bit cute, but the Dodogama is a powerful monster to face. You’ll find this lava-belching beast in the Elder’s Recess.

Pink Rathian

A variation of the Rathian is the Pink Rathian, called that because of its pink color (surprise!). You can find the Pink Rathian in the Wildspire Waste as well as the Coral Highlands.

Bazelgeuse

The Bazelgeuse goes where it pleases and destroys whoever it wants. This giant flying wyvern is home to all five locations: Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, and Elder’s Recess.

Lavasioth

One of the few piscine wyverns in Monster Hunter World, the Lavasioth is found in the lower lava-filled area of the Elder’s Recess and is one of the monsters you must sight in the Elder’s Recess.

Uragaan

Another rolley-poley monsters in Monster Hunter World is the Uragaan. This large monster is found in the Elder’s Recess and is easily tracked by looking for its pocked markings.

Azure Rathalos

The Azure Rathalos is, surprise, a blue-ish version of the formidable Rathalos that is found in the Elder’s Recess.

Nergigante

If you haven’t yet faced this beastly monster, prepare for an epic fight. Killing the Nergigante is no small feat, it’s large, fast, and can very easily one-shot most hunters. You’ll find this thorny devil in the Elder’s Recess, enjoying being an apex monster. Because it is an Elder Dragon, it cannot be trapped, meaning every type of trap is useless against it.

Pending information...

Kushala Daora

Black Diablos

Teostra

Vaal Hazak

Xeno’jiiva

Kirin

Deviljho

Small Monsters

Small monsters in Monster Hunter World consist of the creatures you’ll find walking around the various areas. These monsters do not pose much of a challenge and or often found in groups.

Aptonoth – Ancient Forest

Jagras – Ancient Forest

Mernos – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste

Vespod – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Mosswine – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Rotten Vale

Apceros – Wildspire Waste

Kestodon – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste

Noios – Wildspire Waste

Gajau – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste

Kelbi – Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands

Raphinos – Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale

Shamos – Coral Highlands

Girros – Rotten Vale

Hornetaur – Rotten Vale

Gastodon – Elder’s Recess

Barnos – Elder’s Recess

Endemic Life

Endemic life refers to anything that isn’t a large or small monster. These little creatures are found all over the different areas, and each of them can be caught using the net tool in order to decorate your private room.

Terrestrial Life

Shepherd Hare – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste

Foreset Gekko – Ancient Forest

Wildspire Gekko – Wildspire Waste

Gloom Gekko – Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Vaporonid – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste

Scavantula – Rotten Vale

Revolture – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Blissbill – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste

Dung Beetle – Wildspire Waste

Bomb Beetle – Elder’s Recess

Paratoad – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Sleeptoad – Coral Highlands

Nitrotoad – Elder’s Recess

Wiggler – Coral Highlands

Carrier Ant – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Rotten Vale

Tyrant Hopper – Rotten Vale

Iron Helmcrab – Wildspire Waste

Emerald Helmcrab – Wildspire Waste, Rotten Vale

Aquatic Life

Climbing Joyperch – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste

Pink Parexus – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Burst Arowana – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Bomb Arowana – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Andangler – Coral Highlands

Whetfish – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Gastronome Tuna – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Goldenfry – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Sushifish – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Gunpowderfish – Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Airborne Life

Cobalt Flutterfly – Ancient Forest

Omenfly – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Augurfly – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Scalebat – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Elegant Coralbird – Coral Highlands

Dapper Coralbird – Coral Highlands

Vigorwasp – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands

Giant Vigorwasp – Ancient Forest

Flying Meduso – Coral Highlands

Flashfly – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Treetop Life

Wooldland Pteryx – Ancient Forest

Hercudrome – Ancient Forest

Gold Hercudrome – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste

Prism Hercudrome – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

There are quite a lot of monsters you’ll be tracking and capturing during your time with Monster Hunter World, and quite a few are sure to give you a rough time. When the DLC eventually releases, we’re likely to see some of the more speculative monsters join the roster. For now though, head over to our Monster Hunter World guide for more useful information on Capcom’s best-selling game.

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[iamthekaijuking]

My revised cladogram with frontier monsters minus paolumu because I can’t figure out what it is. There was some changes and slight reclassifications. It runs on the same assumption as my last flying wyvern tree (which can be found here) but with a few differences that should be noted.

An updated 2022 version can be found here

I now think that scansoriopterygids specifically as ancestors isn’t a definitive answer or the best. It works well enough but some sort of paravian with similar hand structures works as well. Plus there’s the possibility that scansoriopterygids might be oviraptorsaurids, and I don’t exactly know what kinds of feather types they had, but I do know that the feather types on various flying wyverns is also present on paraves (also I just like paraves more). So now I personally think that the ancestor of flying wyverns was some of of parave with styliforms like Yi: think a sort of omnipedal dromeosaur with leathery wings.

Additionally, it’s rather hard for a theropod to become quadrupedal due the wish bones and wrists of theropods making quadrupedal locomotion very difficult. So the climbing trees with hands hypothesis doesn’t work since that doesn’t put the same pressures on hands as walking horizontally does. A burrowing theropod is a more likely scenario, as that’s one of the few situations that would force a theropod to become quadrupedal and burrowing animals are more likely to survive extinction events (in this case the K-T extinction). Their large powerful arms would allow them to scale trees, and some would grow a patagium and styliforms. Then most of my previously purposed theory would play out at that point.

Bird wyverns are put as a sister group to flying wyverns as I think most of them are paraves too, although I have their group as a bit of a wastebasket taxon.

I added the origin Wyvern and Wyvern rex because even though they’re slendom mentioned they’re important as the most basal members of both the god wyverns and flying wyverns proper.

The addition of frontier monsters really cleared up and fleshed out the Tigrex family, and Hyujikiki allowed me to finally figure out where Barioth goes. Both are vaguely mammalian and have very similar forelimbs. @eightleggedfiend pointed out that magnamalo’s finger blades look like repurposed styliforms/pseudophalanges, so it felt appropriate to place the fart tiger as a basal flightless member of the Barioth/Hyujikiki family. Pariapuria is a weird member of the rex family that split off early.

Scalebats were a little hard to pin down as they’re fairly derived. I heavily considered the idea of paolumu relatives but I couldn’t find enough similarities between them. So considering their wings which are entirely adapted for flight and not walking, three unfused fingers, and two pseudophalanges, I placed them as derived members of a basal group of bipedal wyverns. Specifically the cave wyverns due to habitat. They’re a bit hard to see on the tree because apparently nobody has actually captioned the icon from the game like most monsters. I initially put cave wyverns as Pariapuria relatives that were unrelated to scale bats, which meant that khezu became bipedal independently of most flying wyverns. But then I realized Pukei has a cloaca on the end of its tail like the cave wyverns and is a brood parasite (which could possibly lead to ectoparasitism), which led to me completely reclassifying all of these monsters and making Pukei+scale bats+cave wyverns a grouping. The larvae of the cave wyverns might have also originally been like normal dinosaur hatchlings (helpless and grubby) but eventually became the larvae we know today as the cave wyverns became endoparasitic.

Pukei is more basal than the scale bats and is close to the ancestor of all cave wyverns.

The astalos/seregios group got placed as a sister group to legiana and it’s relatives. Berukyurosu and it’s relatives cleared the mystery of where legiana lies, as they too went all out on their pseudophalanges, and the structures supporting legiana’s hip wings could be homologous to the segmented hip whips of the Berukyurosu family. The ancestor of the seregios/Berukyurosu likely had a large number of pseudophalanges, which means the wings of astalos is a return to the more conventional flying Wyvern form.

I placed espinas and it’s relative as the most basal member of the “massive shell wyverns” group, with Gravios and co being a sister group to the blos family.

Poborubarumu got placed as a stem or basal “massive shell wyvern” due to its shell (which is admittedly mostly rubbery), extensive head extremities, and number of pseudophalanges. It also has flying ancestors.

Bazelgeuse got a major reclassification as being related to the Raths. Looking at bazel’s concept art, it turns out it does have pseudophalanges. Three just like the Raths. It, along with Anorupatisu and Gurenzeburu paint a better picture of the Rath family tree as they all have similar wings, are armored, and reasonably good fliers. Bazel got a somewhat close placement to the Raths because it has a flame sack and chin spike.

I made Wing drakes a sister group to the Halks, and reclassified remobra (a snake wyvern) as a Cortos relative.

End note: The tree was once again revised and the text was rewritten to include details I added from reblogs that I have since deleted so that everything can be one cohesive post.

[iamthekaijuking]

Honestly I never made the pukie cave wyvern connection until you pointed it out and now I’m mad at myself because it makes so much sense. I always figured pukies placement as a bird wyvern was kinda weird but you point out the ovipositor and brood parasitism was a stroke of genius I can’t applaud enough. If you are still looking for a complete render of a scale bat might I recommend the monster hunter world art book. The endemic life section has a ton of renders not found online for some reason.

I’ve actually seen the art book scalebat!

Also I initially put scale bats as basal/sister group to all bipedal flying wyverns that were close to Nargacuga, and the cave wyverns close to Pariapuria.

The Pukei thing is very much not my idea. I actually got it from the Unnatural History Channel video on Pukei.

But yeah just like you when I realized it I was like “oh yeah that’s so stupidly obvious!”.

[barbosaasouza]

Monster Hunter World - All Monsters

Monster Hunter World is here and it's brought with it all sorts of monsters and beasts for the intrepid players to hunt, slay, or perhaps capture. Though you can't fight all the monsters at the beginning of the game, they will make themselves known as you progress through the story. But for those who want to see what lies ahead, we've got all monsters in Monster Hunter World listed.

All Monsters in Monster Hunter World

There are dozens of monster in Monster Hunter World, and they're split into several different groups. The large monsters are the major "bosses" in the game, and hunting them rewards you with new weapon and armor materials. Small monsters are there to populate the world, some of them are non-hostile while others will attack you on sight. Then there is the endemic life consisting of different bugs and little creatures that can be found scattered around the various areas. You can capture these and use them as decorations in your private room!

Large Monsters

As mentioned above, large monsters make up the main targets you’ll be hunting during your time in Monster Hunter World. These monsters have large health pools, various attack patterns, and most of them can be captured for greater rewards. Knowing the weaknesses of large monsters is important if you want to be effective when taking them down, especially if you’re struggling against some of the late-game beasts. There are a few unconfirmed large monsters, specifically: Lunastra, Ososhi Kirin, and Alatreon.

Great Jagras

The Great Jagras is one of the first monsters you’re going to encounter in Monster Hunter World. This lizard calls the Ancient Forest its home, and is a simple beast to hunt.

Kulu-Ya-Ku

The Kulu-Ya-Ku is found in Ancient Forest and Wildspire Waste, and uses a rock as a weapon to both attack and block.

Pukei-Pukei

The Pukei-Pukei belongs to the Ancient Forest, and the Wildspire Waste as part of a one-time quest.

Barroth

Calling the Wildspire Waste home is the brute wyvern, the Barroth. This creature uses mud to change its defences and vulnerabilities, so be prepared to have your element attack type nullified.

Jyuratodus

Another large monster in Monster Hunter World that called the Wildspire Waste home is the Jyuratodus, one of the only piscine wyvern in the game.

Tobi-Kadachi

A beautiful creature by all accounts, the Tobi-Kadachi is found in the upper branches of the Ancient Forest.

Anjanath

Probably one of the first major hurdles in Monster Hunter World is when players are tasked with killing the Anjanath. This monsters is native to the Ancient Forest and is extremely ferocious.

Rathian

The Rathian can be found slinking around the Ancient Forest, especially up near its nest at the top of the tree. It’s also located in the Wildspire Waste, on the western side of the map.

Tzitzi-Ya-Ku

This frustrating bird wyvern is located in the Coral Highlands. The Tzitzi-Ya-Ku uses the fins on its head to blind everything in a cone in front of it.

Paolumu

Taking on the appearance of a fluffy bat, the Paolumu is native to the Coral Highlands.

Great Girros

The Great Girros slinks around the Rotten Vale, typically among a pack of smaller Girros. Be aware of its paralysis attack, as it will leave you incredibly vulnerable to attack.

Radobaan

The rolley-poley Radobaan lives in the Rotten Vale and covers itself in bones and spikes to protect itself. Smash this makeshift armor to gain access to its weaker flesh.

Legiana

Another flying wyvern, this time the pretty Legiana. You’ll find this large monster flying around the Coral Highlands. It might be a good idea to bring the Glider Mantle with you, as making a quick trip to the top of the map is essential if you want to trap it.

Odogaron

The Odogaron offers another spike in difficult, but thankfully it is extremely susceptible to paralysis attacks. You can find this toothy monsters in the Coral Highlands and in the Rotten Vale.

Rathalos

Not to be confused with the Rathian, the Rathalos is also native to the Ancient Forest, but it takes on a red hue as opposed to green.

Diablos

Yet another difficulty spike comes with this monsters, with many players struggling to kill the Diablos the first time around. You’ll discover this hulking monstrosity stomping around the Wildspire Waste.

Zorah Magdaros

The biggest monster in the game, the Zorah Magdaros. This Elder Dragon has no habitat and can only be farmed as part of the main story or when it appears every-so-often as an optional quest.

Dodogama

It might look a bit cute, but the Dodogama is a powerful monster to face. You’ll find this lava-belching beast in the Elder’s Recess.

Pink Rathian

A variation of the Rathian is the Pink Rathian, called that because of its pink color (surprise!). You can find the Pink Rathian in the Wildspire Waste as well as the Coral Highlands.

Bazelgeuse

The Bazelgeuse goes where it pleases and destroys whoever it wants. This giant flying wyvern is home to all five locations: Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, and Elder’s Recess.

Lavasioth

One of the few piscine wyverns in Monster Hunter World, the Lavasioth is found in the lower lava-filled area of the Elder’s Recess and is one of the monsters you must sight in the Elder’s Recess.

Uragaan

Another rolley-poley monsters in Monster Hunter World is the Uragaan. This large monster is found in the Elder’s Recess and is easily tracked by looking for its pocked markings.

Azure Rathalos

The Azure Rathalos is, surprise, a blue-ish version of the formidable Rathalos that is found in the Elder’s Recess.

Nergigante

If you haven’t yet faced this beastly monster, prepare for an epic fight. Killing the Nergigante is no small feat, it’s large, fast, and can very easily one-shot most hunters. You’ll find this thorny devil in the Elder’s Recess, enjoying being an apex monster. Because it is an Elder Dragon, it cannot be trapped, meaning every type of trap is useless against it.

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Kushala Daora

Black Diablos

Teostra

Vaal Hazak

Xeno’jiiva

Kirin

Deviljho

Small Monsters

Small monsters in Monster Hunter World consist of the creatures you’ll find walking around the various areas. These monsters do not pose much of a challenge and or often found in groups.

Aptonoth – Ancient Forest

Jagras – Ancient Forest

Mernos – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste

Vespod – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Mosswine – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Rotten Vale

Apceros – Wildspire Waste

Kestodon – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste

Noios – Wildspire Waste

Gajau – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste

Kelbi – Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands

Raphinos – Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale

Shamos – Coral Highlands

Girros – Rotten Vale

Hornetaur – Rotten Vale

Gastodon – Elder’s Recess

Barnos – Elder’s Recess

Endemic Life

Endemic life refers to anything that isn’t a large or small monster. These little creatures are found all over the different areas, and each of them can be caught using the net tool in order to decorate your private room.

Terrestrial Life

Shepherd Hare – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste

Foreset Gekko – Ancient Forest

Wildspire Gekko – Wildspire Waste

Gloom Gekko – Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Vaporonid – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste

Scavantula – Rotten Vale

Revolture – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Blissbill – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste

Dung Beetle – Wildspire Waste

Bomb Beetle – Elder’s Recess

Paratoad – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Sleeptoad – Coral Highlands

Nitrotoad – Elder’s Recess

Wiggler – Coral Highlands

Carrier Ant – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Rotten Vale

Tyrant Hopper – Rotten Vale

Iron Helmcrab – Wildspire Waste

Emerald Helmcrab – Wildspire Waste, Rotten Vale

Aquatic Life

Climbing Joyperch – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste

Pink Parexus – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Burst Arowana – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Bomb Arowana – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Andangler – Coral Highlands

Whetfish – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Gastronome Tuna – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Goldenfry – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Sushifish – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Gunpowderfish – Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Airborne Life

Cobalt Flutterfly – Ancient Forest

Omenfly – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Augurfly – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Scalebat – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Elegant Coralbird – Coral Highlands

Dapper Coralbird – Coral Highlands

Vigorwasp – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands

Giant Vigorwasp – Ancient Forest

Flying Meduso – Coral Highlands

Flashfly – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

Treetop Life

Wooldland Pteryx – Ancient Forest

Hercudrome – Ancient Forest

Gold Hercudrome – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste

Prism Hercudrome – Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder’s Recess

There are quite a lot of monsters you’ll be tracking and capturing during your time with Monster Hunter World, and quite a few are sure to give you a rough time. When the DLC eventually releases, we’re likely to see some of the more speculative monsters join the roster. For now though, head over to our Monster Hunter World guide for more useful information on Capcom’s best-selling game.

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