Talk:Sphinx/@comment-37076256-20181104223555/@comment-25936766-20181104225509

The differences are just as undeniable as the resemblance. Ignoring the differences just to focus on the similarities won't change the fact that they have differences that are not small.

The Sphinx is not merely bigger. It's anatomy is very different. It has wings and 4 paws, sure, but it's also noticeably more slender, has no mane at all, the tail is not a scorpion tail but a snake head, the neck is much longer and the skull itself is pretty different.

The markings are also different, look closely. And both being flying cats changes nothing. The Beowolf and the Ursa are both quadrupedal terrestrial mammals that can stand on 2 feet, does that mean they are the same species?

If you want to propose the idea that the Sphinx and the Manticore are one and the same, you must explain first why they have such big differences in spite of that. The Giant Nevermore was just bigger than the babies, the Alpha Beowulf was bigger and bonier than normal Beowulves, the Ursa Major had multiple spikes on the back but was otherwise just like a normal Ursa, and so on.

Then, if the Sphinx was an older Manticore, why does it not follow the same naming pattern, and why are there so many anatomical differences?

Overall the idea that they are the same species brings with it tons of questions. The simplest, most believable and least speculative answer is that they are separate species. Different Grimm species working together is nothing new anyway.