Domestic ground sloth
| Field sloth | |
|---|---|
Domesticated
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Pilosa |
| Family: | Mylodontidae |
| 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.
Name
The word for "ground sloth" in Mherdic languages such as Thaaft aqor, Fáknir aft, Haralic xun (etc.), are all descended from Boorian oqhúr.
Central Boroso
The usage of domestic ground sloths is uncommon in the Fals world, where their utility has remained confined to the most southern areas: Those that are climatically suitable for ground sloth raising, and have seen the greatest commercial interaction with southern Borosan peoples, who make extensive usage of the animal. Regardless of the limited viability of ground sloth raising in central Boroso, its products are not an uncommon sight. For example, cured ground sloth meat products are known as far north as Termland.