Dietary Classification

🥩 Carnivore Animals (Meat Eaters)

Explore wildlife adapted to specialized feeding strategies. Showing 163 cataloged species in this category.

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Adelie Penguin

Pygoscelis adeliae

Diet: Marine carnivore
Wild lifespan: Often 10–20 years; exceptional birds may live longer

AmphibiaLC

African Clawed Frog

Xenopus laevis

Diet: Opportunistic aquatic carnivore and scavenger
Wild lifespan: Often 10–15 years; exceptional captive records exceed 20 years

MammaliaVU

African Leopard

Panthera pardus pardus

Diet: Obligate carnivore and opportunistic ambush predator
Wild lifespan: Commonly around 12–17 years in the wild; longer in managed care

MammaliaVU

African Lion

Panthera leo

Diet: Obligate carnivore
Wild lifespan: Often 10–16 years; males commonly shorter-lived

AvesCR

African Penguin

Spheniscus demersus

Diet: Carnivore: mainly anchovy, sardine and other small fish, plus squid and crustaceans
Wild lifespan: Often 10–15 years, with some individuals surviving longer

MammaliaEN

African Wild Dog

Lycaon pictus

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Often about 10–11 years in the wild

ActinopterygiiLC

Alfonsino

Beryx decadactylus

Diet: Deepwater carnivore
Wild lifespan: Long-lived; age estimates extend for several decades

ReptiliaAnimal group

Alligator

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Varies by species

ReptiliaEX

Allosaurus

Allosaurus fragilis

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Unknown from available fossils

MammaliaEN

Amazon River Dolphin

Inia geoffrensis

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Wild longevity is uncertain; estimates commonly extend into the third decade

ActinopterygiiAnimal group

Amberjack

Seriola

Diet: Carnivorous
Wild lifespan: Species have separate longevity records; greater amberjack can live to about 17 years

ReptiliaLC

American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

Diet: Carnivore and opportunistic predator
Wild lifespan: Often 30–50 years in the wild

AvesLC

American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

Diet: Carnivore: fish, amphibians, crustaceans, insects, reptiles and small mammals
Wild lifespan: Oldest banded record exceeded 8 years 4 months

AmphibiaLC

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Diet: Carnivore as an adult; tadpoles graze algae and organic material
Wild lifespan: Often about 7–9 years

MammaliaLC

American Mink

Neogale vison

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Often 3–4 years in the wild; longer records occur

ReptiliaLC

Amethystine Python

Simalia amethistina

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: No dependable species-wide field estimate

MammaliaCR

Amur Leopard

Panthera pardus orientalis

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Up to about 12 years

ReptiliaAnimal group

Anaconda

Eunectes

Diet: Carnivorous
Wild lifespan: Species-specific; reliable wild lifespan data are limited

SynapsidaEX

Anteosaurus

Anteosaurus magnificus

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Unknown from fossils

AmphibiaCR

Axolotl

Ambystoma mexicanum

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Poorly documented in the remnant wild population

AvesLC

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Diet: Carnivore and opportunistic scavenger
Wild lifespan: Often 20–30 years in the wild

AvesLC

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Often 4–8 years in the wild, with some much older

MammaliaEN

Bengal Tiger

Panthera tigris tigris

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Often 10–15 years; survival varies

ReptiliaLC

Bird Snake

Thelotornis kirtlandii

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Not reliably quantified

ReptiliaLC

Black Caiman

Melanosuchus niger

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Several decades; precise maximum in the wild is uncertain

ReptiliaLC

Black Mamba

Dendroaspis polylepis

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Possibly 10–15 years in the wild

ReptiliaLC

Black Rat Snake

Pantherophis obsoletus

Diet: Carnivorous constrictor of small vertebrates
Wild lifespan: Often 10–15 years in the wild; managed individuals may exceed 20 years

ArachnidaAnimal group

Black Widow Spider

Latrodectus

Diet: Carnivore; mostly insects and other arthropods
Wild lifespan: No single genus-wide lifespan; females outlive males in studied species

ActinopterygiiLC

Blackfin Tuna

Thunnus atlanticus

Diet: Carnivorous pelagic predator
Wild lifespan: Short to moderate for a tuna; precise maximum age is not well established in broad public references

ActinopterygiiVU

Blue Marlin

Makaira nigricans

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Females may live about 20 years and males around 10 years; estimates vary by ocean and method

MammaliaEN

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

Diet: Baleen-filtering carnivore
Wild lifespan: Often estimated at 70–90 years; some live longer

ReptiliaEN

Bornean Earless Monitor

Lanthanotus borneensis

Diet: Carnivore; earthworms, crustaceans, fish and other small prey
Wild lifespan: Not reliably established

MammaliaNE

British Shorthair

Felis catus

Diet: Domestic carnivore requiring a complete life-stage diet
Wild lifespan: Not applicable; domestic breed

ReptiliaLC

Bullsnake

Pituophis catenifer sayi

Diet: Carnivorous constrictor specializing in small vertebrates
Wild lifespan: Often 12–15 years; individuals in managed care may live longer

ReptiliaVU

Burmese Python

Python bivittatus

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Often 15–25 years, with some captive individuals living longer

MammaliaNT

Bush Dog

Speothos venaticus

Diet: Carnivore specializing in medium-sized vertebrate prey
Wild lifespan: Wild lifespan is poorly known; captive animals can live more than 10 years