diff --git a/presets/characters.js b/presets/characters.js
index d01bfb65..fbd9c2f9 100644
--- a/presets/characters.js
+++ b/presets/characters.js
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ const speciesData = {
     },
     "kangaroo": {
         name: "Kangaroo",
-        parents: ["mammal"]
+        parents: ["marsupial"]
     },
     "renamon": {
         name: "Renamon",
@@ -1663,6 +1663,18 @@ const speciesData = {
       name: "River Otter",
       parents: ["otter"]
     },
+    "dhole": {
+      name: "Dhole",
+      parents: ["canine"]
+    },
+    "springbok": {
+      name: "Springbok",
+      parents: ["antelope"]
+    },
+    "marsupial": {
+      name: "Marsupial",
+      parents: ["mammal"]
+    },
 }
 
 //species
@@ -26223,7 +26235,7 @@ characterMakers.push(() => makeCharacter(
 ))
 
 characterMakers.push(() => makeCharacter(
-    { name: "Xavier Thyme" },
+    { name: "Xavier Thyme", "species": ["fox"], tags: ["anthro"] },
     {
         front: {
             height: math.unit(7 + 10 / 12, "feet"),
@@ -26476,7 +26488,7 @@ characterMakers.push(() => makeCharacter(
 ))
 
 characterMakers.push(() => makeCharacter(
-    { name: "Dahlia Verrick" },
+    { name: "Dahlia Verrick", "species": ["dhole", "springbok"], "tags": ["anthro"] },
     {
         front: {
             height: math.unit(7 + 6.451 / 12, "feet"),
@@ -26631,7 +26643,7 @@ characterMakers.push(() => makeCharacter(
 ))
 
 characterMakers.push(() => makeCharacter(
-    { name: "Balina Mejeri", tags: ["wolf", "cow"], tags: ["anthro"] },
+    { name: "Balina Mejeri", species: ["wolf", "cow"], tags: ["anthro"] },
     {
         front: {
             height: math.unit(6, "feet"),