herbivore
Strictly vegetarian animal
A herbivore is an animal that feeds primarily or exclusively on plants.
Cows, deer, and rabbits are herbivores; lions and wolves are not.
The term contrasts with carnivore (meat-eater) and omnivore (both).
Elephants are the largest land herbivores.
Warm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- ungulateMammal with hooves
- quadrupedFour-limbed walker
- hoofedHaving hard feet
- ruminantMulti-stomached grazing mammal
fauna · wildlife · herd · grazer · browser · prey · forager · megafauna
Sourced from flora
- veganAvoids all animal products
- vegetarianOne who abstains from flesh
- meatlessWithout animal flesh
- nectarivoreNectar-feeding animal
browser · grazer · generalist · specialist
Feeding on pasture
- browsingCasual examination of options
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- cudRechewed stomach contents
fermentation · cellulose · foliage · vegetation · herbage · fodder · forage · pasture
mammal
Warm-blooded, milk-producing animal
ruminant · fauna · wildlife · herd · grazer · browser · prey · forager · megafauna · pachyderm
plant-based
Sourced from flora
- veganAvoids all animal products
- vegetarianOne who abstains from flesh
- meatlessWithout animal flesh
nectarivore · browser · grazer · generalist · specialist
grazing
Feeding on pasture
- browsingCasual examination of options
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
cud · fermentation · cellulose · foliage · vegetation · herbage · fodder · forage · pasture · grasses
molars
Rear crushing teeth
cecum · rumen · hindgut · foregut · enzymes · microbiome · grinding · jaw · trunk · proboscis
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
prairie · steppe · woodland · forest · wetland · trophic · producer · predator-prey · habitat · niche
- zoologymammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects
- eatersbig eater, picky eater, clean eater, binge eater, competitive eater
- ecological rolesproducer, consumer, decomposer, predator, prey
- ecosystem componentsnative plants, native species, endemic species, food web, food chain
- feeding behaviorsfilter feeding, grazing, browsing, foraging, scavenging
- feeding typesgrazer, browser, plant-eater, scavengers, vegetarian
herbivorecarnivore
Creature eating only animals
meat-eater · predator · apex predator · insectivore · hunter