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
Pseudoruminant | Image | Genus | Weight |
Common hippopotamus | | Hippopotamus | 1.5 to 3.0 tons |
Horse | | Equus | 380 to 999 kgs |
One-horned rhinoceros | | Rhinoceros | 1.8 to 2.7 tons |
Coney | | Oryctolagus | 1 to 2.5 kgs |