| Tikbalang | |||
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| General information | |||
| Aliases | Tigbalang, Tigbalan, Ipotane, Tigbolan, or Werehorse | ||
| Classification | Homoequus tikbalang | ||
| Species type | Hybrid beast | ||
| Homeworld | The Philippines | ||
| Environment | The Mountains and forests | ||
| Intelligence | Sapient | ||
| Biological information | |||
| Locomotion | Bipedal | ||
| Distinctive features | Humanoid shape, long limbs, always male | ||
| Lineage information | |||
| Related species | Horse Anggitay Ipotane | ||
| Cultural information | |||
| Sociocultral characteristics | |||
| Scientific taxonomy | |||
| Planet | Earth | ||
| Domain | Eukaryota | ||
| Kingdom | Animalia | ||
| Phylum | Chordata | ||
| Subphylum | Vertebrata | ||
| Class | Mammalia | ||
| Order | Perissodactyla | ||
| Family | Equidae | ||
| Genus | Homoequus | ||
| Species | H. tikbalang | ||
| Other information | |||
| Status | Unknown | ||
The Tikbalang is a humanoid horse from Philippine mythology, which lurks in the mountains and forests.
Biology[]
The creature is said to be able to shapeshift to human form. According to the myth, all tikbalangs are male, with the female counterpart being the Anggitay, which resembles a female centaur (sometimes with a unicorn horn, for distinction).