Now HERE's something to see!
Tomy DID tackle a doll no one else (in the USA) did, which is to create a neutral-dark Chao. (No character or animal feature) There is an old Japanese one, but it is extremely costly and very rare...so it's good to see someone taking on a Dark Chao elsewhere, and perhaps more affordably....if....
This thing was easier to find. Along with the rest of Tomy's 12 Inch line, this was very rarely reported at brick/mortar retail which was supposed to be Target. The stock photo is ok, but it doesn't show the head top or the ball. The ball is a tufty red pom-pom. What about the tail? Naturally, they choose the 'sharky smile' one (they hatch that way) with the 'meanie eyes' that it can get when being a dark. Are the eyes a bit big/low? Either way, the features are embroidered & quality.

This would be an exciting item if it were more readily available, and you could actually see the rest of it....but any store that claims to have this online (at an exhorbitant rate, of course) only ever uses this exact same stock photo.
The box is the 'chair style' open cardboard, as fits in with the rest. This prevents seeing the tail while it is mib. But, you can see that it had the accurate red bat wings & that the feet are normal. This could be at Amazon, and was supposed to be at Target, but then wasn't, in most places. It may be sold in Europe Amazon also.

In the gallary you can see the back of the chao. 
It looks like the 'head extension' thing that holds the ball is actually fairly long. The wings are felt, and ar narrow. You can also see that they changed the tail to black with a red tip, from all red like how the prototype had it. The construction seems nice, and it holds up whether laying down or sitting without being floppy or understuffed.