Pseudoruminant


Pseudoruminant is a classification of animals based on their digestive tract differing from the ruminants. Hippopotami and camelids are ungulate mammals with a three-chambered stomach while equids and rhinoceroses are monogastric herbivores.

Anatomy

Like ruminants, some pseudoruminants may use foregut fermentation to break down cellulose in fibrous plant species. But they have three-chambered stomachs as opposed to ruminant stomachs which have four compartments.

Species

PseudoruminantImageGenusWeight
Common hippopotamusHippopotamus1.5 to 3.0 tons
HorseEquus380 to 999 kgs
One-horned rhinocerosRhinoceros1.8 to 2.7 tons
ConeyOryctolagus1 to 2.5 kgs