Animal Feeding Categories
CARNIVORES - Animals that eat other animals
The characteristics in common amongst carnivores are that these animals live on protein diets - and have an excellent sense of smell.  Each has its own physical characteristic - sharp teeth / beaks for biting, gripping and tearing flesh, and claws for grasping, stabbing and shredding.  Carnivores tend to be agile and fast with strong, powerful bodies.

  • Carnivores relying solely on animal flesh for their nutrient requirements are considered obligate carnivores
  • Carnivores that also consume non-animal food are considered facultative carnivores

There are different types of feeding strategies for meat eaters.  Here are some examples:
Avivore ..............................................
Insectivore .......................................
Piscivore ...........................................
Sanguinovre ...................................
Scavengers .....................................
Bird eaters .....................................................................
​Insect eaters .................................................................
Fish eaters .....................................................................
Blood suckers ...............................................................
Dead animals ...............................................................
Falcons 
Spiders
Sea  Lions 
Vampire Bats 
Vultures 
HERBIVORES - Animals that eat plants
Herbivores are gentle creatures that eat plants.  As plants are not high in fat and protein, herbivores have to eat a great deal in order to maintain their bodies.  Animals that eat the most nutritious parts of plants - nuts, seeds and fruit) may only eat a modest amount, but animals that eat low-quality plants or parts of plants - grass , bark and leaves, have to eat a great deal to stay healthy. Herbivores spend much time foraging for their food and have to eat regularly to keep up their energy.

The feeding strategies for herbivores are:
Foliovores ..............................................
Frugavores ............................................
Granivores .............................................
Graminivore ..........................................
Mucivores ...............................................
Nectavores ............................................
Palynivore ..............................................
Xycophages ..........................................
Leaf eaters ..............................................................
Fruit eaters ..............................................................
Grain eaters ............................................................
Grass eaters ...........................................................
Plant fluid consumers .........................................
Nectar consumers ................................................
Pollen eaters ...........................................................
Wood eaters ...........................................................
Koalas 
Fruit Bats
Parrots and Pigeons
Cattle
Aphids
Honey Possum
Bees
Termites
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OMNIVORES - Animals that eat both other animals and plants
Omnivores eat both plants and animal matter and have. therefore, more sources of food available.  Some omnivores include:

*   Bears     *    Turtles     *    Squirrels     *     Monkeys, Apes and Baboons     *     Rats     *    Badgers