"I drew a blank, but "vulpix" sounds like something that swallows its food before it chews it, so a shark came to mind. I gave him skinny legs because "pix." - netwoodle
"He was going to be a mud creature wearing overalls, but he ended up oozing into more of a muddy slug. It's possible that there are overalls and legs hidden under that mud, but it would be impolite to poke a mound." - netwoodle
"I knew I wanted big ears because "mew" is such a small sound. It also sounds a little like a soft snore, so whatever he is, he sleeps most of the time." - netwoodle
"This one started out as Cyndi with quills for arms, and there is no way to make sense of a Cyndi with quills for arms unless she goes full on spider." - netwoodle
"He was originally going to have a head that came to a fine point because needle, but then I added a bunch of randomly growing antlers and horns because weeds." - netwoodle