Speed Hippopotamus: 30 km/h | ||
Lifespan Hippopotamus: 40 – 50 years Height Wild boar: 55 – 110 cm, Hippopotamus: 1.5 m Gestation period Wild boar: 115 days, Hippopotamus: 243 days, Pale-throated sloth: 183 days Mass Wild boar: 50 – 90 kg, Hippopotamus: 1,500 – 1,800 kg Length Wild boar: 90 – 200 cm, Hippopotamus: 3.3 – 5.2 m Representative species Wild boar, Hippopotamus, Pygmy three‑toed sloth, Linnaeus's two‑toed sloth, Brown‑throated sloth | ||
Pseudoruminant is a classification of animal based on its digestive tract differing from the ruminants. Hippopotamidae (comprising hippopotami) are ungulate mammals with a three-chambered stomach (ruminants have a four-chambered stomach). Camels & hippopotami are examples of pseudoruminants.
Anatomy
Like ruminants, the pseudoruminants use foregut fermentation to break down cellulose in fibrous plant species. But in contrast to these, pseudoruminants have three-chambered stomachs while ruminants have four chambers.
References
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