Comparative Analysis Table
Carnivore Omnivore Herbivore Anthropoid Human
Ape
Zonary Non- Non- Discordal Discordal
Placenta deciduate deciduate placenta placenta
placenta placenta
Four footed, Four Four footed, Two hands Two hands
with claws footed, with with hooves and feet and feet
hooves
Travel on all Travel on Travel on Able to Normally
fours all fours all fours walk upright walk upright
Have tails Have tails Have tails No tails No tails
Eyes look Eyes look Eyes look Eyes look Eyes look
forwards or sideways sideways forwards forwards
sideways
depending on
species
Slightly Very well Horny pad Well Well
developed developed on upper developed developed
incisor teeth incisor jaw to help incisor teeth incisor teeth
Pointed molar teeth masticate Blunt molar Blunt molar
teeth Molar teeth vegetable teeth teeth
in folds matter
*Dental Dental Dental Dental Dental
formula formula formula formula formula
5to8.1.6.1.5to8 8.1.2to3.1.8 6.0.0.0.6 5.1.4.1.5 5.1.4.1.5
5to8.1.6.1.5to8 8.1.2to3.1.8 6.1.6.1.6 5.1.4.1.5 5.1.4.1.5
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Ape
Small salivary Well Well Well Well
glands developed developed developed developed
salivary salivary salivary salivary
glands glands, glands glands
especially on
ruminants
Acid ph, Acid ph, Alkaline ph, Alkaline ph, Alkaline ph,
saliva and saliva and saliva and saliva and saliva and
urine urine urine urine urine
Rasping Smooth Smooth Smooth Smooth
tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue
Teats on Teats on Teats on Milk glands Milk glands
abdomen abdomen abdomen on breast on breast
Skin without Skin has Skin has Millions of Millions of
pores pores pores, except pores pores
for
pachyderms
Stomach Stomach Stomach in Stomach Stomach with
simple and simple and three or four with duodenum
round shaped round compartments duodenum (as second
shaped, with (as second stomach)
large stomach)
cul-de-sac
Strong Strong Stomach acid Stomach Stomach acid
hydrochloric hydrochloric 20 times acid 20 20 times
acid in acid in weaker than times weaker than
stomach stomach carnivore weaker than carnivore
carnivore
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Carnivore Omnivore Herbivore Anthropoid Human
Ape
Intestinal Intestinal Intestinal Intestinal Intestinal
canal 3 times canal 10 canal varies, canal 12 canal 12
the length of times the usually 10 times the times the
body length of times the length of length of
body length of body body body
Colon Intestinal Intestinal Colon Colon
smooth canal canal smooth convoluted convoluted
smooth and and
convoluted convoluted
Lives on Lives on Lives on Lives on Lives on
flesh flesh, plants fruit fruit
carrion and
plants
*In the formula, the figure in the centre represents the number
of incisors; on each side are the canines; followed to the left
and right by the molars.
Top teeth are the first set of figures.
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