The animal names above the stars have nothing to do with a person's fursona. They're just ranks based on post counts for fun, that's all.
And respect the moderators and administrators. They do their job around here making sure everything stays in order according to the rules, and they can post notes to you when you've violated a rule in whatever colour they want. Eph doesn't hate you, he's just doing his job. If you read the rules and follow them, you don't get in trouble. You're new, so Eph was just letting you know about the rule against one-word posting, which prevents spam. Don't get your fur ruffled about it.