Hellhound (SciiFii)

The hellhound (Canis psudeodirus, named after the former scientific name of the dire wolf), also known as the tiger wolf, the tiger dog, the banded dog, and the striped dog, is a species of canine that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the swamps, forests, and open woodlands across Eurasia to help boost biodiversity. The hellhound is named for its aggression towards many of its rivals (including wolves) and its other common names are due to having darker-colored stripes on its body, presumably to help it camouflage in the forested environments. It is one of the largest species of canids of the Old World, growing on average to be about the same size as the dire wolves of North America. Like dire wolves, the hellhounds have strong jaws with thicker teeth for crushing bones, however, this is not enough to warrant a new genus for the hellhound, unlike dire wolves, due to not being as different as those of Canis dogs compared with dire wolves. Unlike most dogs of the Canis genus, the hellhound does not live in large packs and normally only lives in solitary lives unless its breeding seasons and/or if it has a mate, living with each other that pair for life. The conservation status of the hellhound is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts and the hellhound's wide range. However, in some regions, the hellhounds are persecuted due to superstitions around hellhounds, including the belief that if you look into their eyes, you'd face your own demise, but thankfully, the conservationists and ecologists are teaching people with those beliefs that none of the superstitions around the hellhounds are true and the fact that hellhounds have never caused any deaths of people nor their livestock.