Domestic ground sloth
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Field sloth | |
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Domesticated
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Pilosa |
Family: | Mylodontidæ |
Genus: | Mylodon |
Species: | M. darwini |
Subspecies: | M. d. agrarius |
Trinomial name | |
Mylodon darwini agrarius Млинозѫбъ дарвиновъ землинодѣльнъ |
The domestic ground sloth (Mylodon darwini agrarius), also commonly called the working sloth or the field sloth, is the only extant subspecies of Mylodon darwini. Domestication of the field sloth began around insert date, and were in common use across Lower Boroso by insert later date for farming, use as a pack animal, and for transportation.