These Animals Are Commonly Confused With Others. Can You Tell The Difference?

The African elephant’s trunk will have two fingers at its end, whereas the Asian will only have one. An Asian elephant will have two domes on its head while the African will only have one.

Alligators have a wider head while the crocodile's is shaped like a V. Crocodiles also have toothier smiles.

Turtles spend almost all of their lives in the water and have fins instead of stumps. Tortoises live exclusively on land and they can’t swim at all.

Cheetahs have solid black, round spots, while leopards have black patterns shaped like broken rings. Cheetahs hunt during the day while leopards prefer to hunt at night, and usually drag their prey into treetops.

Frogs are smaller than toads. Frogs also have smooth, slimy skin while toads have dry skin covered in warts.

Llamas are about twice the size of alpacas, and rather than being kept for their fleece (which is much rougher than Alpacas’), are bred to be used as a form of transport. Llamas can be used to guard alpacas.

The main difference between seals and sea lions are their flippers. Seals are better suited to traveling in water, while sea lions have adapted to life on land. Seals are unable to hold themselves up, and have to shimmy along like a caterpillar. Sea lions can walk and run using their flippers.

Dolphins have long snouts while porpoises have rounder faces that resemble a whale’s. Porpoises have a solid, triangular dorsal fin, while dolphins have one that is curved like a hook.

Lizards have scales and salamanders have smooth, slimy-looking skin. This is because they spend a lot of time in water and lizards are land dwelling.

Mules have horse-like ears and a tail just like a horse. Donkeys have longer, pointier ears and a tail that looks like a long, continuous muscle with a small tuft of hair at the end just like a cow’s.