| Code | Description |
| GENERAL CARNIVORE-eats animals | Carnivorous in the broad definition to include animals that eat
any type of animal tissue, vertebrate and/or invertebrate
tissue. The species eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue,
little or no plant tissue. |
| CARNIVORE-eats vertebrate tissue | The species diet includes meat of vertebrate animals. |
| CANNIBALISTIC-eats same species | |
| INVERTIVORE-eats invertebrates | Invertebrate animals are included in the diet of the species.
This category includes insectivores, molluscivores, etc. |
| INVERTIVORE-AQUATIC INVERTS | Aquatic invertebrates are included in the diet of the species.
Aquatic invertebrates include those species which have at least
one aquatic life stage. Examples of aquatic invertebrates
include: dragonflies, damselflies, mayflies, crustaceans, some
molluscs, rotifers, some annelids, etc. This category includes
insectivores that forage on aquatic insects. |
| PISCIVORE-eats fish | |
| HERBIVORE-eats plants almost exclusively | |
| FRUGIVORE-eats fruit | |
| GRANIVORE-eats seeds | |
| HERBIVORE/BROWSER-eats woody vegetation | |
| HERBIVORE/GRAZER-eats grasses & forbs | |
| NECTIVORE-eats nectar | |
| ALGIVORE-eats algae | |
| OMNIVORE-eats plants and animals | |
| FILTER-FEEDER-traps particles in water | |
| DETRITIVORE-eats decaying organic matter | |
| PARASITE-derives nutrients/shelter from living host | |
| SCAVENGER-feeds on carrion & refuse | |
| SPECIFY IN COMMENTS-other feeding type | |
