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A subspecies (Japanese: 亜種 Ashu) is an alternate form of a monster that usually sports different colors from the base form of a monster, and is considered more aggressive and dangerous compared to said monster as well.[1] The Guild defines subspecies as a population of monsters in which environmental factors or adaptive evolution has caused a certain group of monsters to change or mutate over time, creating a subspecies.[2][3] Although that is how the Guild defines subspecies, there are some exceptions to that rule.[4]
List of Subspecies by Generation
1st Generation
- White Velociprey
- Blue Yian Kut-Ku
- Purple Gypceros
- Azure Rathalos
- Pink Rathian
- Green Plesioth
- White Monoblos
- Black Diablos
- Red Khezu
- Black Gravios
- Ashen Lao-Shan Lung
2nd Generation
3rd Generation
- Brute Tigrex
- Crimson Qurupeco
- Jade Barroth
- Purple Ludroth
- Green Nargacuga
- Sand Barioth
- Steel Uragaan
- Baleful Gigginox
- Glacial Agnaktor
- Ivory Lagiacrus
- Rust Duramboros
- Stygian Zinogre
- Hallowed Jhen Mohran
- Goldbeard Ceadeus
4th Generation
- Ruby Basarios
- Oroshi Kirin
- Tidal Najarala
- Berserk Tetsucabra
- Tigerstripe Zamtrios
- Shrouded Nerscylla
- Desert Seltas
- Desert Seltas Queen
- Ash Kecha Wacha
- Shah Dalamadur
5th Generation
- Coral Pukei-Pukei
- Viper Tobi-Kadachi
- Nightshade Paolumu
- Fulgur Anjanath
- Ebony Odogaron
- Acidic Glavenus
Frontier Generation
Online Generation
- Yellow Caeserber
- Dread Baelidae
- Ice Chramine
- Doom Estrellian
- Purple Slicemargl
- Poikilos Lightenna
- Infernal Tartaronis
Comparisons
Bird Wyverns
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| Yian Kut-Ku | Blue Yian Kut-Ku | |
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| Gypceros | Purple Gypceros | |
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| Pukei-Pukei | Coral Pukei-Pukei | |
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| Qurupeco | Crimson Qurupeco | |
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| Chramine | Ice Chramine | |
Brute Wyvern
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| Barroth | Jade Barroth | |
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| Duramboros | Rust Duramboros | |
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| Uragaan | Steel Uragaan | |
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| Anjanath | Fulgur Anjanath | |
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| Glavenus | Acidic Glavenus | |
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| Abiorugu | Giaorugu | |
Piscine Wyvern
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| Plesioth | Green Plesioth | |
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| Lavasioth | Lavasioth Subspecies | |
Leviathan
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| Royal Ludroth | Purple Ludroth | |
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| Agnaktor | Glacial Agnaktor | |
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| Lagiacrus | Ivory Lagiacrus | |
Flying Wyvern
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| Rathian | Pink Rathian | |
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| Rathalos | Azure Rathalos | |
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| Khezu | Red Khezu | |
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| Monoblos | White Monoblos | |
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| Diablos | Black Diablos | |
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| Basarios | Ruby Basarios | |
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| Gravios | Black Gravios | |
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| Tigrex | Brute Tigrex | |
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| Nargacuga | Green Nargacuga | |
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| Barioth | Sand Barioth | |
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| Gigginox | Baleful Gigginox | |
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| Paolumu | Nightshade Paolumu | |
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| Espinas | Espinas Subspecies | |
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| Berukyurosu | Doragyurosu | |
Carapaceons
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| Daimyo Hermitaur | Plum Daimyo Hermitaur | |
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| Shogun Ceanataur | Terra Shogun Ceanataur | |
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| Akura Vashimu | Akura Jebia | |
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| Baelidae | Dread Baelidae | |
Fanged Beast
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| Congalala | Emerald Congalala | |
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| Blangonga | Copper Blangonga | |
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| Kecha Wacha | Ash Kecha Wacha | |
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| Slicemargl | Purple Slicemargl | |
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| Caeserber | Yellow Caeserber | |
Fanged Wyvern
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| Zinogre | Stygian Zinogre | |
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| Tobi-Kadachi | Viper Tobi-Kadachi | |
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| Odogaron | Ebony Odogaron | |
Amphibians
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| Tetsucabra | Berserk Tetsucabra | |
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| Zamtrios | Tigerstripe Zamtrios | |
Snake Wyvern
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| Najarala | Tidal Najarala | |
Neopteron
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| Seltas | Desert Seltas | |
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| Seltas Queen | Desert Seltas Queen | |
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| Lightenna | Poikilos Lightenna | |
Temnoceran
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| Nerscylla | Shrouded Nerscylla | |
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| Comparison | ||
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| Estrellian | Doom Estrellian | |
Elder Dragon
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| Lao-Shan Lung | Ashen Lao-Shan Lung | |
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| Jhen Mohran | Hallowed Jhen Mohran | |
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| Ceadeus | Goldbeard Ceadeus | |
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| Kirin | Oroshi Kirin | |
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| Dalamadur | Shah Dalamadur | |
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| Rukodiora | Rebidiora | |
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| Tartaronis | Infernal Tartaronis | |
Notes
- Despite being considered subspecies, both Black Diablos and Shah Dalamadur are actually temporary changes of ordinary monster individuals during certain periods of their life.
- Similarly, Black Gravios is a regular Gravios that has, for unknown reasons, had an abnormal increase in body temperature.
Sources
- Hunter's Encyclopedia [reprinted edition]
- Monster Hunter: World - The Official Complete Works
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