Odd toed ungulates | Even toed ungulates |
Odd toed ungulates have a large caecum at the end of their intestine that helps digest the food and breaks down the plant material. These are called hind gut fermenters. | Even toed ungulates have a complicated way of breaking down plant material which includes 4 different stomach parts called the rumen, reticulum, Abomasum and Omasum. These are also called ruminants. |
They do not have horns. | They have horns. |
They bear weight on one of the toes especially, the third toe. | They bear weight on two of the toes especially, the third and fourth toe. |
Examples include horses and rhinos. | Examples include cattle and giraffes. |