🌊Types of therians🌊 >>---------------------<< "Standard" Therian/Shifter: Someone who identifies as a single earthly animal, and can have various experiences around this type, including mental and phantom shifts >>---------------------<< Polytherian: A therian possessing multiple theriotypes at the same time, and can experience anything possible for each of them; some theriotypes may appear more dominant than others but that may not always be the case >>---------------------<< Nonshifting Therian: A therian who does not experience shifts under any circumstances, but still identifies as non human through other means >>---------------------<< Contherian: A kind of nonshifting Therian that has similar experiences as other therians but do not shift rather, they are constantly shifted into an animal state, with no variation >>---------------------<< Suntherian/Vacillant: A kind of therian who, similarly to the contherian, constantly experience their non human side and do not experience mental shifts; however they can experience changes on a sliding scale, or combinations between human and animal mindsets, but generally in a manor that is not extreme as with shifters. Also called Vacillant in the case of otherkin >>---------------------<< Cladotherian: A therian who's theriotype is not one specific subspecies. For example, rather than a tiger specifically, they encompass all felines, or a "clado". It is not a temporary or placeholder label for those who are uncertain or haven't yet narrowed down their species. A cladotherian does not think such narrowing of species is possible or applicable for themselves >>---------------------<< Source/Credit: Therian-guide >>---------------------<<