- Ruminants have four stomach compartments while non-ruminants have only one.
- Ruminants chew cud while non-ruminants do not chew cud
- Absence of ptyalin in ruminant saliva and presence in non-ruminant saliva
- Ruminant digest a lot of cellulose while non-ruminants digest only a little cellulose.
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