User blog comment:Lord Loss/Monster Hunter Theory... Blog/@comment-5460283-20121201174351/@comment-74.193.211.56-20121203020954

I'm going to say this again the animal in question is without a doubt a Rathian. Capcom made this pretty clear my friend also just because it is more powerful doesn't neccesarily mean its going drive common rathian to extinction seeing as Brachydios, Stygian Zinogre, Agnaktor, and Tigrex Subspecies  can easily kill a Dosfurogi and their packs with relative ease yet the raptors are pretty much one of if not the most common predators in the environment. Also rathian inhabit areas that don't normally hold rathalos such as the Jungle, Great Forest, Sandy Plains, and Flooded forest so this shows that the species are mostly solitary until the mating season. The animal in question is a Rathian plain and simple.