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insectivore

vr.tr.insectivore · PHY.LIV

Let an agent explain insectivores, relay the dietary concept, diverse examples, the obsolete mammal order and ecological role from zoology sources, describe aphidiphagy, and distinguish insectivores from carnivores, herbivores, omnivores and the outdated order Insectivora.

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Research draft, second pass

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain insectivores, relay the dietary concept, diverse examples, the obsolete mammal order and ecological role from zoology sources, describe aphidiphagy, and distinguish insectivores from carnivores, herbivores, omnivores and the outdated order Insectivora.

An animal that feeds mainly on insects and other arthropods, a feeding category rather than a single taxonomic group, including many mammals such as shrews, moles, anteaters, bats and hedgehogs, birds, reptiles, amphibians and even carnivorous plants and other insects; the registry alias aphidiphage names organisms that feed specifically on aphids, such as ladybirds and lacewings, important in pest control. The old mammal order Insectivora is now considered outdated and split, so insectivore is best treated as a dietary description. Insectivores help control pests and are studied in ecology.

What it is for: Describing animals that eat insects.

It can be explain the dietary concept; relay diverse examples; note the obsolete order; relay ecological role.

Distinguishing features

Insect-based diet

Spans many groups

Not a clade

Pest-control role

What it looks like

No single appearance; from tiny shrews to anteaters, insect-eating birds and carnivorous plants.

Physical character

nature: dietary category, not a clade note

Insectivora: obsolete mammal order note

registry parent: zoophage note

How it is recognised

Animal that feeds mainly on insects

Aphidiphage

Carnivores eat vertebrate prey; herbivores eat plants; omnivores eat both; the order Insectivora is an outdated taxonomic grouping

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

zoophage

is contrasted with -

herbivore

is contrasted with -

carnivore

is contrasted with - obsolete order

Insectivora

In practice

Families and kinds

insectivorous mammals

insectivorous birds

insectivorous reptiles and amphibians

aphidiphages

carnivorous plants

Standards and regulation

Not applicable

Failure modes and hazards

Treating insectivore as a taxonomic group

Confusing diet with the obsolete order

Oversimplifying diets

Also called

aphidiphage

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.insectivore-animal

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What an insectivore is.

Science.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is an insectivore, and how does it differ from carnivores, herbivores, omnivores and the outdated order Insectivora? definition
  2. Is the question about diet, ecology or taxonomy? boundary

Examples

Examples.

Examples

Examples.

  1. Which mammals, birds and other organisms are insectivores, and what is an aphidiphage? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific animal? action
Biology Biology.

Science.

Adaptations

Feeding adaptations.

Adaptations

Adaptations.

  1. What adaptations help animals catch and digest insects? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Taxonomy

Obsolete order.

Taxonomy

Taxonomy.

  1. Why was the mammal order Insectivora abandoned? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Ecology Ecology.

Science.

Pest control

Pest control.

Pest control

Pest control.

  1. How do aphidiphages and insectivorous birds control pests? provenance
  2. Which entry fits biological pest control? action

Food webs

Food webs.

Food webs

Food webs.

  1. How do insectivores fit into food webs? provenance
  2. Is the information accurate? boundary
Context Conservation.

Attribution.

Decline

Insect decline effects.

Decline

Decline.

  1. How might insect declines affect insectivores, as researchers report? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary

Plants

Carnivorous plants.

Plants

Plants.

  1. How do carnivorous plants trap insects? provenance
  2. Which entry fits carnivorous plant? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should aphidiphagy be a separate entry?
  • How should the obsolete order Insectivora be documented?
  • Should insectivorous plants be linked?