omnivores
Flexible diet creatures
Omnivores are animals that eat both plants and other animals.
Humans, pigs, bears, and raccoons are omnivores, distinguished from herbivores (plant-eaters) and carnivores (meat-eaters).
The term extends figuratively to people with wide-ranging tastes or interests: She's an omnivore when it comes to books—fiction, history, science, anything.
Homo sapiens members
- bearsSupports or tolerates
- pigsDomesticated farm swine
- crowsLarge black corvids
- raccoonsMasked nocturnal mammals
chimpanzees · rats · cockroaches · chickens · opossums · badgers · skunks · hedgehogs
Animal tissue for food
- plantsPhotosynthesizing rooted organisms
- fruitsEdible seed-bearing crops
- vegetablesEdible plants, not fruits
- insectsSix-legged arthropods
fish · eggs · carrion · grains · nuts · seeds · legumes · fungi
Gathering discarded or dead material
- huntingPursuing wild game
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- opportunisticExploiting circumstances for gain
- grazingFeeding on pasture
browsing · rooting · predation · gleaning · raiding · caching · seasonal eating
Fitting to new conditions
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- nicheRecessed wall space
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- food webInterconnected predator-prey relationships
generalist · survival · resilience · evolution · natural selection · population · habitat · predator-prey
Enamel-covered chewing structures
- molarsRear crushing teeth
- incisorsFront cutting teeth
- caninesDog family members
- digestive systemOrgans processing ingested food
enzymes · intestines · stomach · dentition · bite force · claws · opposable thumbs
humans
Homo sapiens members
raccoons · chimpanzees · rats · cockroaches · chickens · opossums · badgers · skunks · hedgehogs · coatis
meat
Animal tissue for food
- plantsPhotosynthesizing rooted organisms
- fruitsEdible seed-bearing crops
- vegetablesEdible plants, not fruits
insects · fish · eggs · carrion · grains · nuts · seeds · legumes · fungi · berries
scavenging
Gathering discarded or dead material
- huntingPursuing wild game
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- opportunisticExploiting circumstances for gain
grazing · browsing · rooting · predation · gleaning · raiding · caching · seasonal eating
adaptation
Fitting to new conditions
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- nicheRecessed wall space
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
food web · generalist · survival · resilience · evolution · natural selection · population · habitat · predator-prey · coexistence
teeth
Enamel-covered chewing structures
digestive system · enzymes · intestines · stomach · dentition · bite force · claws · opposable thumbs
- ecologyhabitat, ecosystem, balance, niche, food webs
- wildlifewhite-tailed deer, birds, mammals, elephant, reptiles
- zoologymammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects
- consumerssecondary consumers, herbivores, carnivores, predators, grazers
- ecosystem termsproducers, consumers, decomposers, predators, prey
- feeding typesgrazer, browser, plant-eater, scavengers, vegetarian
omnivoresherbivores
Fauna consuming only plants
carnivores · vegans · insectivores · piscivores · vegetarians
omnivoresspecialists
Focused field authorities
koalas · pandas · anteaters · hummingbirds · vampire bats
- omnivore dietConsuming all food types
- omnivorous dietConsuming plants and animals