The dragoon (paracetum) is an odd-toed ungulate in the Hyracodontia family. Only two extant species of dredge are known: The highland dragoon (paracetum arcada) and the pygmy dragoom (paracetum indo). Both species are native to Capland, where they call the deep boreal forests of the Capland highlands home.

Geographic distribution

Scientific classification

[order] dichobunidae

The dragoon (paracetum) is an odd-toed ungulate in the Hyracodontia family. Both known species of the genus are endemic to Capland. 

The dragoon is herbivorous, and lives in the Capland highlands, where it subsists on a diet of pine needles and tree bark. It is amongst the largest known terrestrial animals, with members of the larger highland dragoon weighing in excess of 11 tons.

The dragoon was first described by Amelia ver Leyen during her journeys through the Capland highlands in 1812-1815.

Island

Geographic distribution

Lifespan

110 years

Average height

5 m

Average lenght

7,5 m

Average weight

11,3 t

Diet

Herbivore

Domestication

Limited domestication as a beast of burden

Commercial uses

None