Rangifae

The subject of this article is from the Pathfinder update.
The information from this article is up-to-date as of 10 August, 2017.

S. Electraklepea, 8.4m, the largest Rangifae species discovered.

Summary

Rangifae is a genus of fauna in No Man's Sky. They are commonly referred to as "diplos" due to their similarity to long-necked sauropod species from Earth biology, including Diplodocus.

See the Rangifae category for more examples.

Rangifae species can be found on land, excluding caves.

Rangifae are considered one of the rarest land fauna in the game, with only a 0.25% chance to be found on a planet.

Daplokarus appears to be pre-release example of the Rangifae fauna, but any species similar to it is yet to be found, given the updates that have been given to fauna since the release of No Man's Sky, it may be more likely to find similar creatures to Daplokarus in the future of No Man's Sky.

Defining Characteristics

The Rangifae genus has one major variant, which can be divided into two subgroups: arched-back and flat-back. Both variants are fairly similar, with the only difference being, as the name suggests, the arched-back variant has a "humped back," while the flat-back variant has, by comparison, a fairly horizontally level back.

• Quadrupedal
• Long necks
• Mouth
• Usually two distinct eyes
• Often some form of distinctive head feature, like the frills of Deustoveus Ollatuswe or the "hat" of Rigatori Niplatea.

Pre-Origin (all extinct)

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  Hewearera Atallaren, one of the 10-ten diplos at 8.22m on Dugrefall E3.

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  Rigatori Niplatea on the plains of Drogradur NO425, "flat back" example.

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  Usbangium Bokonnes in the grasslands of Elysium, "arched back" example.

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  Snake headed Rangifae from the planet Longneck Gully.

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  Olemposaurus, a small Diplo of the planet Olyempia