Why is Kirin labeled as an elder dragon?

[twiggy]

kirin is a unicorn, he looks nothing like the other elder dragons, especially in size and he cant even fly/doesnt have wings

[Prince Ice Blaze Winters]

kirin is a monster that does not fit anywhere at all under any of the research commission's database/hunter notes.

when a monster fits this description, it is automatically labeled as an elder dragon.

[Lu2]

引用自 Ice Blaze Winters：

kirin is a monster that does not fit anywhere at all under any of the research commission's database/hunter notes.

when a monster fits this description, it is automatically labeled as an elder dragon.

kirin does have super powerfull dragon scales.
only fools would think its horse skin :D

[Tenko]

Elder Dragons (Japanese: 古龍種 Koryūshu) are a class of monsters introduced in the first generation. Unlike other monster types, which classify monsters by shared traits, Elder Dragons are creatures that defy typical classification and sit outside of the standard ecosystem, regardless of any superficial resemblance to a dragon. These monsters are usually rare creatures with immense power that have lived since ancient times, making them more of a phenomenon than a mere animal; disasters, cataclysms, living forces of nature.[1]

[Franz]

It... just... won't... stay... DOWN!

[ADHDracula]

Because of cultural differences in the definition or perception of what a dragon is. In asian tradition they're either horse-like or serpent-like, compared to our western archtypical "wyvern" or reptilian counterparts.

[Vitulinus Forté]

because Kirin is mythical creature from japan, and they just simply want to introduce their own culture to the world

according https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin
The qilin, or kirin in Japanese, is a mythical hooved chimerical creature known in Chinese and other East Asian cultures, said to appear with the imminent arrival or passing of a sage or illustrious ruler. Qilin is a specific type of the lin mythological family of one-horned beasts.

[알롱이]

Necromancy is illegal in Cyrodiil