Ronite
Ronites do not have a Terran animal equivalent. The closest thing on earth to a ronite are fungi. However ronites use ammonia as their solvent fluid, not water. This is because in their habitat, water is hard, like a rock, and it's ammonia that exists in all 3 phases: solid, liquid and gas.
The image above is very inaccurate, but it serves to show a very rough approximation of what ronites look like and their relative sizes. I tried to get MidJouney to draw them, but it was pretty much impossible. The above image is the result after extensive retouching (and a full rebuild in some cases) to bring them closer.
Note that ronites are black, except the yidi, which is bone coloured (very light tan)
Ronite Heads
To help visualise the heads, I have made the following rough sketch:
The thing to note is that "y" structure (you can see it clearly on the grey ronite and the yidi ronite, whereas its kind of filled-in on the xorg and the smalleon). This is important, this is their "eyes". Ronites use magnetosense (or magnetoreception). On planets in which they live, there is very little light, so they don't have visual organs. The "Y" structure is a little like an antenna: though it they "see" via magnetic fields.
Ronite Tails
Tails are easily seen on the Xorg, Smalleon and Yidi ronites. In all cases, they are a feature primarily used for balance. This important in the Xorg and Smalleon variants especially.
The yidi tail is much shorter than for the xorg and smalleons. In the yidi, it does not reach the ground, and it also means that the yidi has a much more upright stance.
Ronite Feet & Legs
All ronites have digitigrade legs, although this is much less pronounced in the grey and yidi ronites.
The drawing immediately below, shows the short and stumpy feet that greys and yidis have. The Yidi feet are relatively larger and slightly more extended than in this drawing.
The drawing that follows shows the sort of feet that X0org and smalleons have. Notice how the feet are much more extended and clearly show the spayed out platform of "toes".
