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The animals of Yectic Teocuacayotl
>Rodents
1. Mustoya
Derivative: Mus (Norse for mouse) + Atoya (Nahua for river)
IRL animal: Capybara
The commonly seen animal of Matiyotl. Docile and friendly, can be seen lying around in the streets and rivers throughout the country. Groups are seen all over the riverside farmlands. The Matiyotl religion's practice of dumping sacrificial blood into the Blood River for centuries have made the local Mustoya species dyed reddish orange due to the high iron content in the water.
2. Litilmustoya
Derivative: Litil (Norse for small) + Mustoya
IRL animal: Cavy/Guinea Pig
Smaller capybaras living in the mountains of Matiyotl. Bred as food and source of fur.
3. Rangmustoya
Derivative: Rang (Norse for wrong) + Mustoya
IRL animal: Pacarana
The 'False Musatoya' as the locals call them. Smaller in size and nocturnal. Lives within the interior jungles. Because of their intelligent nature, these animals are the cat analogues. The Matiyotl temples can be seen harboring dozens of Rangmustoya as pets, fed on three-sisters fruits and leaves.
4. Mikilrangmustoya
Derivative: Mikil (Norse for great) + Rangmustoya
IRL animal: Josephoartigasia monesi
Literally a giant pacarana. The 'beast of burden' of Matiyotl. Docile beasts trained to pull ploughs, carry trade goods, pull wagons and carriages, and also bred as food.
>Chimeras/Akimera
Experiments of the goddess Akira as gifts to her worshippers.
1. Ficchu
IRL animal analogies: Frogfish, goosefish, mudskipper
Fishes with a pair of extended hind legs. Amphibious. Found plenty in the mangroves, rivers, and lakes of Matiyotl. Schools are regularly seen marching upstream during mating season. Large in size from consuming sacrificial nutrients in the Blood River.
2. Cocecco
IRL animal analogies: Chicken, african jacana
Chicken with multiple legs with a body plan similar to a jacana carrying its chicks. Acts just like a regular poultry animal and is consumed as such.
3. Boooooo
IRL animal analogies: Pig, cow
A pig with the size and body plan of a cow, with the diet of a cow, and the myriad of uses as a pig. Leather, fur, gelatin, it is the staple livestock animal. The benefit of both swine and cattle in one package. Thanks Akira.