animal vs tufted

animal is a noun but tufted is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
animal	Yes	Yes	No	No
tufted	No	Yes	No	No

animal (noun)	tufted (noun)
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

animal (adjective)	tufted (adjective)
marked by the appetites and passions of the body	having or adorned with tufts
	(of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts
	(of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination