digitigrade mammal vs digitigrade

digitigrade mammal and digitigrade both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
digitigrade mammal	Yes	No	No	No
digitigrade	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, digitigrade mammal and digitigrade are synonyms defined as:

digitigrade mammal and digitigrade: an animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses

digitigrade mammal (noun)	digitigrade (noun)
an animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses	an animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses

digitigrade mammal (adjective)	digitigrade (adjective)
	(of mammals) walking on the toes with the posterior part of the foot raised (as cats, dogs, and horses do)