insectivore
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from zoology sources, describe aphidiphagy, and distinguish insectivores from carnivores, herbivores, omnivores and the outdated order Insectivora.
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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from zoology sources, describe aphidiphagy, and distinguish insectivores from carnivores, herbivores, omnivores and the outdated order Insectivora.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 The old mammal order Insectivora is now considered outdated and split, so insectivore is best treated as a dietary description.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Carnivores eat vertebrate prey; herbivores eat plants; omnivores eat both; the order Insectivora is an outdated taxonomic grouping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
is contrasted with -
is contrasted with -
is contrasted with - obsolete order
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
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.
- What is an insectivore, and how does it differ from carnivores, herbivores, omnivores and the outdated order Insectivora? definition
- Is the question about diet, ecology or taxonomy? boundary
Examples
Examples.
Examples
Examples.
- Which mammals, birds and other organisms are insectivores, and what is an aphidiphage? definition
- Which entry fits the specific animal? action
Biology Biology.
Science.
Adaptations
Feeding adaptations.
Adaptations
Adaptations.
- What adaptations help animals catch and digest insects? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Taxonomy
Obsolete order.
Taxonomy
Taxonomy.
- Why was the mammal order Insectivora abandoned? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Ecology Ecology.
Science.
Pest control
Pest control.
Pest control
Pest control.
- How do aphidiphages and insectivorous birds control pests? provenance
- Which entry fits biological pest control? action
Food webs
Food webs.
Food webs
Food webs.
- How do insectivores fit into food webs? provenance
- Is the information accurate? boundary
Context Conservation.
Attribution.
Decline
Insect decline effects.
Decline
Decline.
- How might insect declines affect insectivores, as researchers report? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Plants
Carnivorous plants.
Plants
Plants.
- How do carnivorous plants trap insects? provenance
- 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?