hoofed animals

Horses, deer, cattle

Hoofed animals are mammals whose feet end in hooves—hard, keratinous coverings rather than claws or nails.

The group includes horses, cattle, pigs, deer, and elephants.

Most are herbivores.

The technical term is ungulates: Hoofed animals roamed the savanna in vast herds.

Related

beast of burden · moose · grazers · tapir · ungulate · camel · ruminants · rhinoceros · herbivores · cow · elk · wild boar · zebra · horse · onager · quagga · sheep · giraffe

Categories
Opposites
foot structure

hoofed animalsfelines

Cat family members

canines · bears · primates · cats · dogs

locomotion mode

hoofed animalsaquatic animals

Creatures dwelling in water

marine mammals · serpents · fish · cetaceans · snakes

ecological/dietary role

hoofed animalspredators

Animals that kill prey

carnivores · apex predators · hunters · big cats · wolves

Family

animal, hoof

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