Males and females both exhibit a unique pair of horns. Only the males show the flashy pink tones which they brighten during the breeding season to attract females. Throughout their life, mossy growths appear along the backside of the animal, causing it to blend into the scenery of the forest floor.
The mossback is a large herbivorous creature that roams about the floor of the sunstalk forest of Sarcannus in small groups. Mossbacks often take naps during the day concealing their horn under their body and appearing completely hidden from view due to its mossy back.
The mossback eats the fans from the young sunstalks, but also feeds on the petals of the azure pods. It’s been noted that the presence of the mossback aids in the control of the sun stalk population. Without the pruning of young stalks, the stalks would quickly overgrow the forest area.
Males and females are typically solitary during their year and will only breed when they encounter one another. They have a low success rate with fertility and so the species is considered rare. The breeding rituals of the mossback are mysterious as the creature typically only performs rituals in the dead of night. It is known that females give birth to one calf every two years and the calf will stay with her until they are chased off by the mother.