Take a moment hear to talk about the 'furry' nature of the strip.

Yes I consider this a 'furry strip' but some would also correct to call is 'people with animal heads'

I don't plan to have the characters ever refer to their own apparent species. They might talk about
ears or markings sometime in the future, but in their own minds, they are 'human' and see 
themselves as such.

For the most part most the furry features are in the heads, with pointed ears and furry muzzles.
There seems to be several 'dominant race groups but they DO NOT match one to one with real earth
racial groups. The furry appearance may more reflect personality rather than species.

The main groups are:
Cats: Erik
Rabbits: Ellen 
Mice: Nita
Dogs: Lance
Bears: Jolan
Lizards: Allyson (to be seen latter) 

Equines (include bovines): Mabel (the office working that Erik talked to)

Equines and Cats are more likely than some others to also have spots or stripes (equines include
zebras)  the markings are on 'skin' not fur. 
Lizards have a scaly front, spikes for hair and no body hair. They are still mammals.

Species can breed together and the children tend to look like one parent or the other rather
than a mix.