Xō

The Xō (sometimes Khoo) is a collective term for both the Perissodactyla and Artiodactyla variants of the Equis Rectus species. The taxonomic distinction is recognised by the species itself with the native names of Anār (meaning one hoofed) and Car (meaning two hooved) for the perrisodactyla and artiodactyla variants respectively. Aside from the hoof difference, both variants of Xō are near identical and cohabit. Attempts have been made in the past to domesticate both variants of Xō by humans due to a confusion between them and horses, other issues between relations with humans concern their stories of satyrs and centaurs which are believed to have come from initial rare sightings of Xō but then became stories that caused other humans to doubt their existence. Unlike Mec which is a species of hominid, Xō are not genetically related to homo sapiens despite both being bipedal, the distinction is made clear in the binomial name of Xō which differentiates it from equus by being equis rectus though the inaccurate connection to horses remaining is a point of academic contention between humans and Xō.

Name and Taxonomy
The binomial name Equis Rectus developed from the inaccurate assumption of a genetic connection between Xō and horses. By the time the hypothesis had been disproven, the name had already been codified and standardised, the lack of influence Xō held in Nimandrian academia also compounded this issue. Other names such as Homo Ungula have been suggested but this infers a connection to humans which is also inaccurate. The most accurate name, Hō Saia has not come into common usage despite making apparent the lack of a connection between Xō, horses and humans. According to humans, Hō Saia has not come into usage due to the importance of consistency, not using loanwords in binomial names and to a lesser extent traditionalism. Xō argue that the name is the most accurate and therefore should be used in academic circles, other arguments are that to falsely relate Xō to humans or horses is to lessen the awareness of Jokaimi's genetic diversity, ignore the extinct Hō species completely and to retain an old humanocentric view of the world. Though standard practise is to use Equis Rectus, Xō academics along with certain Nara and Mec biologists and taxonomists render both terms most commonly as Hō Saia(Equis Rectus).