Dietary Classification

🌿 Herbivore Animals (Plant Eaters)

Explore wildlife adapted to specialized feeding strategies. Showing 39 cataloged species in this category.

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MammaliaEN

African Bush Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Diet: Herbivore; grazes and browses
Wild lifespan: Several decades; some approach 60–70 years

MammaliaCR

African Wild Ass

Equus africanus

Diet: Herbivore
Wild lifespan: Often 20 years or more under favorable conditions

MammaliaNE

Alpaca

Vicugna pacos

Diet: Herbivore
Wild lifespan: Commonly 15–20 years with good care; some live longer

MammaliaLC

Alpine Ibex

Capra ibex

Diet: Herbivore
Wild lifespan: Often 10–15 years in the wild; females may live longer than males

MammaliaLC

Alpine Marmot

Marmota marmota

Diet: Herbivore
Wild lifespan: Often 10–15 years; exceptional individuals live longer

MammaliaNE

Bactrian Camel

Camelus bactrianus

Diet: Herbivore
Wild lifespan: Commonly 30–40 years with good care

MammaliaLC

Bighorn Sheep

Ovis canadensis

Diet: Herbivore
Wild lifespan: Often 10–15 years for females; males commonly live fewer years

MammaliaLC

Blue Wildebeest

Connochaetes taurinus

Diet: Herbivore
Wild lifespan: About 20 years in the wild, with substantial mortality earlier in life

InsectaNE

Boxelder Bug

Boisea trivittata

Diet: Seed-feeding herbivore
Wild lifespan: About one year, with adults surviving winter

MammaliaLC

Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Diet: Herbivore
Wild lifespan: About 6–10 years in the wild; can exceed 10 years in managed care

MammaliaVU

Caribou

Rangifer tarandus

Diet: Herbivore
Wild lifespan: Often 10–15 years in the wild; some may exceed 20

MammaliaVU

Chinese Water Deer

Hydropotes inermis

Diet: Herbivore
Wild lifespan: Commonly up to about 10–12 years in the wild

MammaliaNE

Dromedary Camel

Camelus dromedarius

Diet: Herbivore
Wild lifespan: Commonly 30–40 years under good management, sometimes longer

ReptiliaCR

Egyptian Tortoise

Testudo kleinmanni

Diet: Herbivore feeding on desert annuals and perennial plants
Wild lifespan: Several decades; often 30–50 years under suitable managed care

MammaliaEN

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Diet: Herbivore and hindgut fermenter
Wild lifespan: Many wild rabbits die in the first year; survivors may live several years

ReptiliaAnimal group

Galápagos Giant Tortoise

Chelonoidis spp.

Diet: Herbivore
Wild lifespan: Frequently more than 100 years

MammaliaVU

Giant Panda

Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Diet: Herbivore specializing on bamboo despite carnivore ancestry
Wild lifespan: About 15–20 years in the wild; around 30 years in managed care

MammaliaVU

Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

Diet: Herbivore, primarily grazer
Wild lifespan: About 40 years in the wild, sometimes beyond 50 in managed care

MammaliaLC

Impala

Aepyceros melampus

Diet: Herbivore; mixed grazer and browser
Wild lifespan: Commonly about 12–15 years in the wild

InsectaNE

Japanese Beetle

Popillia japonica

Diet: Herbivore
Wild lifespan: Usually one generation per year; adults live several weeks

MammaliaVU

Koala

Phascolarctos cinereus

Diet: Herbivore
Wild lifespan: Often 10–15 years in the wild; some females may live longer

ReptiliaVU

Marine Iguana

Amblyrhynchus cristatus

Diet: Herbivore specialized on marine algae
Wild lifespan: Often estimated at five to twelve years, with some individuals living longer

MammaliaNT

Markhor

Capra falconeri

Diet: Herbivore and ruminant
Wild lifespan: Commonly about 11–13 years in the wild

InsectaVU

Monarch Butterfly

Danaus plexippus

Diet: Herbivore as a larva; nectar feeder as an adult
Wild lifespan: Most breeding adults live two to five weeks; migratory overwintering adults may live six to nine months

MammaliaLC

Moose

Alces alces

Diet: Herbivore and browser
Wild lifespan: Commonly 10–15 years in the wild; some exceed 20

MammaliaLC

Mountain Goat

Oreamnos americanus

Diet: Herbivore
Wild lifespan: Often 10–15 years; females generally outlive males

MammaliaNT

Plains Zebra

Equus quagga

Diet: Herbivore
Wild lifespan: Often 15–20 years in the wild; longer in managed care

InsectaEN

Queen Alexandra's Birdwing

Ornithoptera alexandrae

Diet: Herbivore as a larva and nectar feeder as an adult
Wild lifespan: The adult stage lasts only weeks to a few months; the complete life cycle is longer and varies with conditions

InsectaNE

Red-legged Grasshopper

Melanoplus femurrubrum

Diet: Generalist herbivore with a preference for broad-leaved plants
Wild lifespan: Usually one annual generation; adults die with hard frost

InsectaAnimal group

Rhinoceros Beetle

Dynastinae

Diet: Species-dependent herbivore, sap feeder or decomposer
Wild lifespan: From months to several years including the larval period, depending on species

AvesLC

Scarlet Macaw

Ara macao

Diet: Primarily herbivore with opportunistic animal food
Wild lifespan: Often 40–50 years in the wild

MammaliaLC

Springbok

Antidorcas marsupialis

Diet: Herbivore
Wild lifespan: Often 7–12 years in the wild; can approach 20 years in managed care

ReptiliaVU

Sulcata Tortoise

Centrochelys sulcata

Diet: High-fiber herbivore
Wild lifespan: Often several decades and potentially around a century; exact wild maximum is uncertain

AvesLC

Upland Goose

Chloephaga picta

Diet: Herbivore
Wild lifespan: Can live for many years; precise typical wild lifespan varies among populations

MammaliaEN

Utah Prairie Dog

Cynomys parvidens

Diet: Primarily herbivore
Wild lifespan: Wild survival is variable; many juveniles die in their first year while some adults live several years

MammaliaEN

Volcano Rabbit

Romerolagus diazi

Diet: Specialist herbivore
Wild lifespan: Wild lifespan is poorly documented; several years are possible under managed care