User blog comment:Mckrongs/Monster Hunter 4 for the Nintendo 3DS/@comment-6050823-20130517220545/@comment-6050823-20130519182354

Here's the things I could think of that make Goa Magara different from Elder Dragons,if it turns out to belong to a new class/species:

Goa Magara folds its wings on its back much like a cape.

Goa Magara has 4 wing claws,unlike Elder Dragons and seems to be able to somewhat use them in other ways besides flying.

(Just an example) http://images.wikia.com/monsterhunter/images/7/76/GoaMagararage.gif

Unlike other Elder Dragons,its stance seems different from them and alittle bit more upright.(Just another example) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130303003515/monsterhunter/images/thumb/5/51/Mh4_00190.jpg/320px-Mh4_00190.jpg

It sees with heat sensing organs while also using the virus and the hairs on its wings to see the enviroment around it.

That's what I could think of at the moment but,I'll most likely post more.