Stintaril

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Stintaril

Biological classification

Designation

Non-sentient^[1]

Classification

Rodent^[2]

Sociocultural characteristics

Stintarils were aspecies of rapaciousrodents that were native to themoon Yavin 4, and dwelt in the mid-to-upper levels of the jungle canopy.

The Stintarils had sharpteeth that could easily puncture and hold on to prey, and a knobby hairless tail that was used for balance. These rodents attacked in swarms, being known for their great speed. Their prey mainly consisted ofwoolamanders andwhisper birds. The species was nomadic and, as such, were constantly on the move; even their young, born in litters of four or five, were born in transit.

The metabolism of the stintaril was extremely high, and they had to eat often or risk starving to death within a few hours. Hungry stintarils were known to turn on their own kind as a last resort, cannibalizing the weaker among them in order to survive.

Following theBattle of Yavin, the collectorBreac Slaus tasked a group of spacers to hunt and kill an unreasonable number of stintarils.^[4]