Which Is Not Unguligrade?

Which Is Not Unguligrade?

A digitigrade animal is one that stands or walks with its toes (metatarsals) touching the ground, and the rest of its foot lifted. ... Digitigrades include walking birds (what many assume to be bird knees are actually ankles), cats, dogs, and many other mammals, but not plantigrades or unguligrades.

What animals are unguligrade?

Unguligrade is a gait in which only the hooves touch the ground. Common examples of ungulates are; horses, deer, sheep, goats, cattle, giraffes, hippopotamus, camels, rhinoceros, tapirs and antelope.

Which of the following is Plantigrade?

Humans are an example of a plantigrade species. Other plantigrade species include raccoons, opossums, bears, rabbits, kangaroos, mice, non-human primates, red pandas, rats, hyraxes, skunks, hedgehogs and wolverines.

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