Taxidermy Tool (Extinction)

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Taxidermy Tool



Used to capture the Dermis of a dead creature.

Item
Type	Tool
Weight	0.5
Stack Size	1
Durability	40
Added in	v285.104
Spawn Command cheat GFI myto 1 0 0 or cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/Extinction/CoreBlueprints/Weapons/PrimalItem_WeaponTaxidermyTool.PrimalItem_WeaponTaxidermyTool'" 1 0 0
Crafting
Required level	Level 10
Engram Points	3 EP
Crafting XP	3 XP
Crafting Time	5s
Crafted in	Inventory
Ingredients
4 × Flint 2 × Stone 10 × Wood or Fungal Wood

The Taxidermy Tool is an item in ARK: Survival Evolved's DLC Extinction.

Overview[edit | edit source]

The Taxidermy Tool is used to collect the Dermis of any Creature with a harvestable corpse. Simply hitting a tamed Creatures is enough to collect their Dermis . The name of the dermis is determined by the named creature, either living or dead, at the point of hitting with it.

A Creature's Dermis can only be collected once. However, dermis collected from hitting baby creatures with it counts as a separate dermis, meaning a survivor raising a baby can keep record of it as a "Baby", "Juvenile", "Adolescent" and finally, "Adult", making it a total of 4 collectible dermis per growth stage for a bred creature.

Notes[edit | edit source]

In Singleplayer mode, you can collect the Dermis from your character's corpse. However the hair and dye does not render when displayed on the Taxidermy Base.
When the Taxidermy Tool is used on a corpse for harvesting other resources it will yield more Meat than a Stone Hatchet.

References[edit | edit source]

v · d · eClothing & Tools

Tools	Taxidermy Tool

Weapons	Cannon Shell • Rocket Pod • Scout Remote • Tek Gravity Grenade • Unassembled Enforcer • Unassembled Mek

Saddles	Gacha • Gasbags • Managarmr • Snow Owl • Velonasaur

Modules	M.D.S.M. • M.O.M.I. • M.R.L.M. • M.S.C.M.

Skins	HomoDeus Armor (Helmet, Shirt, Pants, Gloves, Boots)

Weapons

For a side-by-side comparison of all weapons, see the Weapons page! For a comparison of reload and draw times, see Weapon Mechanics!

Melee

Spear (Flaming) • Pike • Lance • Club • Sword (Tek) • Electric Prod • Shield (Wooden, Metal, Riot, Tek) • Tek Claws

Ranged

Primitive	Bola • Bow (Compound) • Crossbow • Flare Gun • Slingshot • Boomerang

Firearms	Pistol (Fabricated) • Shotgun (Pump-Action) • Longneck Rifle • Assault Rifle • Fabricated Sniper Rifle • Tek • Tek Railgun • Harpoon Launcher • Flamethrower • Charge Lantern • Tek Shoulder Cannon

Attachments	Flashlight • Holo-Scope • Laser • Scope • Silencer

Ammunition

Bullets	Bullet (Simple, Advanced) • Shotgun Ammo (Simple) • Rifle Ammo (Simple, Advanced) • Sniper Bullet (Advanced)

Projectiles	Stone • Arrow (Stone, Tranq, Metal, Flame) • Grappling Hook • Zip-Line Anchor • Tranquilizer Dart (Shocking) • Pheromone Dart • Spear Bolt (Tranq) • Chain Bola • Boulder • Cannon Ball

Other	Charge Battery • Element • Element Shard • Flamethrower Ammo • Gasoline

Tools

Pick (Stone, Metal, Climbing) • Hatchet (Stone Hatchet, Metal) • Metal Sickle • Chainsaw • Pliers • Torch • Glow Stick • Lasso • Whip • Taxidermy Tool • Mining Drill

Emplacements

Auto Turret (Heavy) • Ballista Turret • Catapult Turret • Minigun Turret • Plant Species X • Cannon • Rocket Turret • Tek Turret

Explosives

C4 Detonator (C4 Charge) • Water Mine • IED • Grenade (Smoke, Poison, Cluster, Tek, Tek Gravity) • Plant Species Z Fruit • Rocket Launcher (RPG, Homing Missile) • Cannon Shell • Rocket Pod • Cruise Missile • Tek Grenade Launcher

Traps

Bear Trap • Large Bear Trap • Tripwire Alarm • Tripwire Narcotic • Plant Species Y Trap • Oil Jar

Spawnables

Scout Remote • Unassembled Enforcer • Unassembled Mek • Unassembled TEK Hover Skiff

v · d · eTools

Harvesting	Stone Pick • Stone Hatchet • Metal Pick • Metal Hatchet • Metal Sickle • Chainsaw • Scissors • Fishing Rod • Fish Net

Preservation	Waterskin • Water Jar • Canteen • Cryopod (Empty) • Blood Extraction Syringe • Preserving Salt

Navigation/Travel	Torch • Glow Stick • Flare Gun • Spyglass • Compass • GPS • Climbing Pick • Glider Suit • Zip-Line Motor • Zip-Line Anchor • Transponder Tracker • Transponder Node • Electronic Binoculars

Cosmetic	Paintbrush • Spray Painter • Soap

Other	Camera • Code-Key • Delivery Crate • Dino Leash • Lootcrate • Parachute • Magnifying Glass • Note • Radio • Smoke Grenade • Pliers • Taxidermy Tool