Dietary Classification

🦗 Insectivore Animals (Insect Hunters)

Explore wildlife adapted to specialized feeding strategies. Showing 29 cataloged species in this category.

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Aardwolf

Proteles cristata

Diet: Obligate insectivore specialized on termites
Wild lifespan: Wild average is poorly measured; captive individuals have approached 20 years

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Acadian Flycatcher

Empidonax virescens

Diet: Insectivore and aerial predator
Wild lifespan: Often much shorter, but the banding record exceeds 12 years

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African Fat-Tailed Gecko

Hemitheconyx caudicinctus

Diet: Insectivore
Wild lifespan: Often 10–15 years in responsible captive care; wild longevity is poorly measured

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American Toad

Anaxyrus americanus

Diet: Insectivore
Wild lifespan: Often several years in the wild; exceptional individuals live longer

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Armadillo Girdled Lizard

Ouroborus cataphractus

Diet: Specialized insectivore
Wild lifespan: Wild longevity is poorly quantified; cordylids can be long-lived for their size

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Armadillo Lizard

Ouroborus cataphractus

Diet: Specialized insectivore
Wild lifespan: Wild longevity is poorly quantified; cordylids can be long-lived for their size

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Australian Gecko

Gekkota of Australia

Diet: Insectivore
Wild lifespan: Wild longevity is poorly known for many species; captive records cannot represent the whole group

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Black-faced Antbird

Myrmoborus myotherinus

Diet: Insectivore
Wild lifespan: Not reliably quantified

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Blind Snake

Scolecophidia

Diet: Insectivore
Wild lifespan: Wild longevity is poorly known for most species

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Bruno's Casque-Headed Frog

Nyctimantis brunoi

Diet: Insectivore
Wild lifespan: Not reliably documented

ReptiliaAnimal group

Chameleon

Chamaeleonidae

Diet: Primarily insectivore
Wild lifespan: About one year in extreme seasonal species to more than a decade in some larger chameleons

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Eastern Fence Lizard

Sceloporus undulatus

Diet: Primarily insectivorous
Wild lifespan: Average around 4 years; some individuals may live more than 5 years

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Golden Poison Frog

Phyllobates terribilis

Diet: Insectivore
Wild lifespan: Wild longevity is not well quantified; managed frogs may live more than 10 years

ReptiliaAnimal group

Green Snake

Opheodrys

Diet: Insectivore
Wild lifespan: Species-specific; several years is typical

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Green Tree Frog

Dryophytes cinereus

Diet: Insectivore
Wild lifespan: Not reliably quantified

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Jackson's Chameleon

Trioceros jacksonii

Diet: Primarily insectivore
Wild lifespan: About 5–10 years, varying by sex and conditions

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Javan Flying Dragon

Draco volans

Diet: Insectivore; mainly small ants and termites
Wild lifespan: Not reliably established

ArachnidaNE

Joro Spider

Trichonephila clavata

Diet: Insectivore
Wild lifespan: One annual generation; adults die after the autumn breeding season in the documented U.S. range

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Leopard Gecko

Eublepharis macularius

Diet: Insectivore
Wild lifespan: Often 10–20 years in managed care

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Numbat

Myrmecobius fasciatus

Diet: Specialist insectivore dominated by termites
Wild lifespan: Typically around 4–5 years in the wild; longer in managed care

MammaliaAnimal group

Pangolin

Manidae

Diet: Specialized insectivore focused on ants and termites
Wild lifespan: Wild longevity is poorly known; managed-care records cannot be generalized to all species

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Red-Eyed Tree Frog

Agalychnis callidryas

Diet: Nocturnal insectivore
Wild lifespan: Wild longevity is poorly measured; managed individuals may live several years

ArachnidaNE

Regal Jumping Spider

Phidippus regius

Diet: Insectivore
Wild lifespan: Usually about 1–2 years

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Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gecko

Uroplatus phantasticus

Diet: Nocturnal insectivore
Wild lifespan: Often reported near 8–10 years in expert managed care; wild lifespan is unknown

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Texas Horned Lizard

Phrynosoma cornutum

Diet: Specialized insectivore
Wild lifespan: Often estimated at several years in the wild

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Upland Sandpiper

Bartramia longicauda

Diet: Primarily insectivore
Wild lifespan: Many migrants die young, but banded individuals can survive for years

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Wood Frog

Lithobates sylvaticus

Diet: Insectivore
Wild lifespan: Usually 4–5 years, sometimes longer

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Xantus's Hummingbird

Basilinna xantusii

Diet: Nectarivore and insectivore
Wild lifespan: Exact wild maximum is poorly documented; small hummingbirds often survive several years if they pass the vulnerable first year

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Yellow-browed Antbird

Hypocnemis hypoxantha

Diet: Insectivore
Wild lifespan: Not reliably quantified