brute vs animal

brute and animal both are nouns.

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

As nouns, brute and animal are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of brute include animate being, beast, creature, fauna.

brute (noun)	animal (noun)
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement	a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
a cruelly rapacious person

brute (adjective)	animal (adjective)
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility	marked by the appetites and passions of the body