{"id":36740,"date":"2022-04-12T09:13:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T09:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores\/"},"modified":"2022-04-12T09:13:53","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T09:13:53","slug":"what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores\/","title":{"rendered":"What animals are examples of insectivores?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores\/#What_animals_are_examples_of_insectivores\" title=\"What animals are examples of insectivores?\">What animals are examples of insectivores?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores\/#How_many_species_of_insectivores_are_there\" title=\"How many species of insectivores are there?\">How many species of insectivores are there?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores\/#Are_insectivores_rodents\" title=\"Are insectivores rodents?\">Are insectivores rodents?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores\/#Where_are_insectivores_found\" title=\"Where are insectivores found?\">Where are insectivores found?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores\/#How_many_species_are_insectivores\" title=\"How many species are insectivores?\">How many species are insectivores?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores\/#Are_hedgehogs_insectivores\" title=\"Are hedgehogs insectivores?\">Are hedgehogs insectivores?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores\/#Are_rats_insectivores\" title=\"Are rats insectivores?\">Are rats insectivores?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores\/#Is_a_spider_insectivore\" title=\"Is a spider insectivore?\">Is a spider insectivore?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores\/#Which_primates_are_insectivores\" title=\"Which primates are insectivores?\">Which primates are insectivores?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores\/#Are_rodents_insectivores\" title=\"Are rodents insectivores?\">Are rodents insectivores?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores\/#Are_shrews_rodents\" title=\"Are shrews rodents?\">Are shrews rodents?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores\/#Are_mice_insectivores\" title=\"Are mice insectivores?\">Are mice insectivores?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores\/#Which_animal_is_a_insectivore\" title=\"Which animal is a insectivore?\">Which animal is a insectivore?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores\/#Where_do_insectivores_live\" title=\"Where do insectivores live?\">Where do insectivores live?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores\/#How_many_insectivores_are_there\" title=\"How many insectivores are there?\">How many insectivores are there?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores\/#What_are_three_types_of_insectivores\" title=\"What are three types of insectivores?\">What are three types of insectivores?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores\/#What_animal_is_not_an_insectivore\" title=\"What animal is not an insectivore?\">What animal is not an insectivore?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores\/#Are_hedgehogs_insectivores_or_omnivores\" title=\"Are hedgehogs insectivores or omnivores?\">Are hedgehogs insectivores or omnivores?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores\/#Are_hedgehogs_rodents_or_marsupials\" title=\"Are hedgehogs rodents or marsupials?\">Are hedgehogs rodents or marsupials?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores\/#Is_a_hedgehog_a_monotreme\" title=\"Is a hedgehog a monotreme?\">Is a hedgehog a monotreme?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores\/#Is_rat_a_mammal_or_reptile\" title=\"Is rat a mammal or reptile?\">Is rat a mammal or reptile?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores\/#Are_house_rats_intelligent\" title=\"Are house rats intelligent?\">Are house rats intelligent?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores\/#What_are_insectivores_examples\" title=\"What are insectivores examples?\">What are insectivores examples?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores\/#Is_there_such_thing_as_an_insectivore\" title=\"Is there such thing as an insectivore?\">Is there such thing as an insectivore?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-animals-are-examples-of-insectivores\/#What_means_an_insectivore\" title=\"What means an insectivore?\">What means an insectivore?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_animals_are_examples_of_insectivores\"><\/span>What animals are examples of insectivores?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Insectivores include many <b>lizards, frogs, and spiders. A spider catching a bug in a web and a frog catching a fly with its tongue are two examples of insectivore behavior. Since there are millions of insects in the world, being an insectivore is a pretty good deal.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_species_of_insectivores_are_there\"><\/span>How many species of insectivores are there?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The order Insectivora comprises the third largest group of mammals, with <b>over 400 species identified.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_insectivores_rodents\"><\/span>Are insectivores rodents?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Moles are insectivores, not rodents, as most people think. Insectivores are a mammal that eats insects. They are small mammals that spend their lives below the ground surface, ripping up gardens and suburban lawns searching for food.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_are_insectivores_found\"><\/span>Where are insectivores found?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Mammals, Biodiversity of Modern insectivores show a wide range of adaptations and are found on <b>every continent except Australia.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_species_are_insectivores\"><\/span>How many species are insectivores?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>insectivore, the common name applied to any of <b>450 or so species of mammalscomprising hedgehogs, golden moles, true moles, true shrews, the moonrat, gymnures, solenodons, and tenrecsthat subsist primarily on insects, other arthropods, and earthworms.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_hedgehogs_insectivores\"><\/span>Are hedgehogs insectivores?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Hedgehogs are insectivores. But they can also eat other ground-dwelling creatures such as slugs and snails. The European hedgehog dines on earthworms, beetles, millipedes, caterpillars, slugs, snails, earwigs, and birds eggs and chicks.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_rats_insectivores\"><\/span>Are rats insectivores?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Bats. <b>Rodents (rats, mice, squirrels, marmots, beavers, prairie dogs, hamsters, lemmings, gerbils, voles, chinchillas) Lagomorphs (rabbits, hares and pikas) Insectivores (shrews, hedgehogs, moles, desmans )<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_spider_insectivore\"><\/span>Is a spider insectivore?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Insectivores include many lizards, frogs, and spiders. A spider catching a bug in a web and a frog catching a fly with its tongue are two examples of insectivore behavior. Since there are millions of insects in the world, being an insectivore is a pretty good deal.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_primates_are_insectivores\"><\/span>Which primates are insectivores?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>insectivore, the common name applied to any of <b>450 or so species of mammalscomprising hedgehogs, golden moles, true moles, true shrews, the moonrat, gymnures, solenodons, and tenrecsthat subsist primarily on insects, other arthropods, and earthworms.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_rodents_insectivores\"><\/span>Are rodents insectivores?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Moles are insectivores, not rodents, as most people think. Insectivores are a mammal that eats insects.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_shrews_rodents\"><\/span>Are shrews rodents?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Unlike voles, <b>moles and shrews are not rodents. Moles and shrews belong to the order Insectivore, a group of small mammals including bats, which consume invertebrates such as insects, insect grubs (especially Japanese beetle grubs), worms, snails, slugs, spiders and other small animals.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_mice_insectivores\"><\/span>Are mice insectivores?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While they all share the same characteristic of small size, <b>some members of this group are strictly herbivores (mice), others are insectivores (shrews), and other are omnivores (voles). Smaller mammals belong to the order Insectivora (shrews) and Rodentia (voles, mice, lemmings).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_animal_is_a_insectivore\"><\/span>Which animal is a insectivore?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>insectivore, the common name applied to any of 450 or so species of mammalscomprising <b>hedgehogs, golden moles, true moles, true shrews, the moonrat, gymnures, solenodons, and tenrecsthat subsist primarily on insects, other arthropods, and earthworms.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_do_insectivores_live\"><\/span>Where do insectivores live?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Insectivores can survive in a wide range of habitats from <b>tropical rainforests to temperate marshes, from thick forests to open fields, and from sea-level deserts to mountainsides up to 14,760 feet (4,500 meters).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_insectivores_are_there\"><\/span>How many insectivores are there?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Many of the smaller nocturnal primitive species such as <b>galagos, dwarf lemurs, sportive lemurs, the aye-aye, and the slender loris are substantially insectivorous; the tarsier is probably the only primate that is exclusively carnivorous, feeding on insects, lizards, and snakes.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_three_types_of_insectivores\"><\/span>What are three types of insectivores?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Insectivores include many <b>lizards, frogs, and spiders. A spider catching a bug in a web and a frog catching a fly with its tongue are two examples of insectivore behavior. Since there are millions of insects in the world, being an insectivore is a pretty good deal.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_animal_is_not_an_insectivore\"><\/span>What animal is not an insectivore?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>insectivore, the common name applied to any of 450 or so species of mammalscomprising <b>hedgehogs, golden moles, true moles, true shrews, the moonrat, gymnures, solenodons, and tenrecsthat subsist primarily on insects, other arthropods, and earthworms.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_hedgehogs_insectivores_or_omnivores\"><\/span>Are hedgehogs insectivores or omnivores?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>omnivorous<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_hedgehogs_rodents_or_marsupials\"><\/span>Are hedgehogs rodents or marsupials?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>insectivore, the common name applied to any of 450 or so species of mammalscomprising <b>hedgehogs, golden moles, true moles, true shrews, the moonrat, gymnures, solenodons, and tenrecsthat subsist primarily on insects, other arthropods, and earthworms.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_hedgehog_a_monotreme\"><\/span>Is a hedgehog a monotreme?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, hedgehogs faces resemble opossums, they dont climb trees or have have flexible prehensile tails. <b>Hedgehogs are mammals, but they arent marsupials<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_rat_a_mammal_or_reptile\"><\/span>Is rat a mammal or reptile?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Moles are insectivores, not rodents, as most people think. Insectivores are a mammal that eats insects.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_house_rats_intelligent\"><\/span>Are house rats intelligent?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While they all share the same characteristic of small size, <b>some members of this group are strictly herbivores (mice), others are insectivores (shrews), and other are omnivores (voles). Smaller mammals belong to the order Insectivora (shrews) and Rodentia (voles, mice, lemmings).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_insectivores_examples\"><\/span>What are insectivores examples?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Examples of insectivores include different kinds of species of carp, opossum, frogs, lizards (e.g. chameleons, geckos), nightingales, swallows, echidnas, numbats, anteaters, armadillos, aardvarks, pangolins, aardwolfs, bats, and spiders.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_there_such_thing_as_an_insectivore\"><\/span>Is there such thing as an insectivore?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>insectivore, <b>the common name applied to any of 450 or so species of mammalscomprising hedgehogs, golden moles, true moles, true shrews, the moonrat, gymnures, solenodons, and tenrecsthat subsist primarily on insects, other arthropods, and earthworms.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_means_an_insectivore\"><\/span>What means an insectivore?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Definition of insectivore 1 : <b>any of an order (Insectivora) of small usually nocturnal mammals (such as moles, shrews, and hedgehogs) that feed mainly on insects. 2 : an insectivorous plant or animal.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents What animals are examples of insectivores?How many species of insectivores are there?Are insectivores rodents?Where are insectivores found?How many species are insectivores?Are hedgehogs insectivores?Are rats insectivores?Is a spider insectivore?Which primates are insectivores?Are rodents insectivores?Are shrews rodents?Are mice insectivores?Which animal is a insectivore?Where do insectivores live?How many insectivores are there?What are three types of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36740"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36740"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36740\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}