Home›Species›Diet›Detritivore or ScavengerBrowse ByDetritivore or ScavengerDiet groups species by what they mainly eat: herbivores that feed on plants, carnivores that feed on other animals, omnivores that eat both, and narrower feeding styles such as insectivores, piscivores, filter feeders, detritivores and scavengers, and parasitic species that live on or in a host. A species is placed by its own typical adult feeding behavior as described on its page, not by an occasional or unusual meal.Detritivore or ScavengerConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Detritivore or ScavengerFilter Results146 entriesCommon GroupAllAmoebae (2)Amphipods (3)Ancient And Relict Fish (Coelacanth, Lungfish) (1)Beetles (Coleoptera) (5)Birds Of Prey (Raptors) (7)Brittle Stars and Basket Stars (Ophiuroidea) (1)Centipedes and Millipedes (Myriapoda) (1)Cephalopods (Octopus, Squid, Nautilus, Cuttlefish) (3)Ciliates (Ciliophora) (1)Cockroaches And Termites (Blattodea) (2)Crabs (12)Cup Fungi And Morels (3)Earthworms and Other Oligochaetes (4)Eels (Anguilliformes) (1)Fleas And Lice (1)Flies (Diptera) (2)Gastropods (Snails And Slugs) (2)Gilled Mushrooms (Agarics) (21)Grasshoppers And Crickets (Orthoptera) (1)Green Microalgae (Chlorophyta and Charophyta) (1)Gulls, Terns And Auks (3)Harvestmen (Opiliones) (1)Hemichordates (Acorn Worms and Relatives) (1)Herons, Egrets And Allies (1)Isopods (Woodlice) (7)Lobsters And Crayfish (7)Monitor Lizards (1)Other Bony Fish (1)Other Fungi (8)Other Insects (1)Pathogenic And Parasitic Fungi (Human/Animal) (2)Penguins And Seabirds (1)Perch-Like Fishes (Perciformes) (2)Polypores And Bracket Fungi (4)Puffballs And Earthstars (3)Roundworms (Nematoda) (1)Sea Cucumbers (Holothuroidea) (3)Sea Urchins and Sand Dollars (Echinoidea) (1)Shrimp And Prawns (4)Slime Molds (1)Ticks And Mites (Acari) (2)Yeasts, Molds And Aspergilli (8)TaxonomyAllAccipitridae (1)Accipitriformes (2)Agaricales (20)Agaricomycetes (7)Amoebozoa (1)Annelida (2)Arachnida (2)Arthropoda (2)Ascomycota (4)Aves (4)Basidiomycota (2)Blattodea (2)Boletales (1)Canis (1)Cathartidae (1)Chlorophyta (1)Chytridiomycota (1)Clitellata (2)Coenobita (5)Coleoptera (5)Cypriniformes (2)Decapoda (14)Diptera (2)Echinodermata (2)Echinoidea (1)Eukarya (2)Eurotiales (3)Eurotiomycetes (1)Gastropoda (1)Hemichordata (1)Holothuroidea (2)Hyaenidae (3)Insecta (2)Laridae (1)Larus (2)Malacostraca (11)Mammalia (1)Monoplacophora (1)Mucoromycota (1)Myxini (1)Nautilus (2)Nematoda (1)Oligochaeta (2)Opiliones (1)Orthoptera (1)Panthera (1)Pelecanus (1)Perciformes (2)Polyporales (3)Saccharomycetales (3)Sordariomycetes (1)Spiralia (1)Vampyroteuthidae (1)Varanus (1)HabitatAllAlpine (2)Bathyal Zone (1)Bog (1)Boreal Forest (1)Chaparral (2)Coral Reef (2)Desert (12)Estuary (2)Freshwater (8)Grassland (15)Hadal Zone (1)Hydrothermal Vent (1)Intertidal Zone (10)Lake (7)Mangrove Forest (2)Marine (14)Open Ocean (1)Riparian Zone (2)River (10)Salt Marsh (1)Savanna (3)Seagrass Meadow (1)Steppe (1)Temperate Coniferous Forest (1)Temperate Forest (10)Temperate Rainforest (1)Tropical Rainforest (3)Tundra (1)Wetlands (2)Xeric Shrubland (1)Conservation StatusAllCritically Endangered (1)Data Deficient (2)Endangered (3)Extinct (1)Least Concern (24)Near Threatened (3)Not Evaluated (63)Vulnerable (4)EcosystemAllAmazon Rainforest (1)California Chaparral (1)Caspian Sea (1)Chihuahuan Desert (1)Coral Reef Systems (1)Coral Sea (1)Deep Sea (3)Doñana (1)Everglades (1)Galapagos (1)Great Barrier Reef (2)Great Victoria Desert (1)Heath (1)Kalahari Desert (2)Kruger National Park (3)Lake Baikal (1)Mediterranean Basin (1)Moorland (1)Namib Desert (1)Okavango Delta (1)Pacific Northwest Temperate Rainforest (1)Sahara Desert (1)Sahel (1)Serengeti (3)Simpson Desert (2)Sonoran Desert (1)Svalbard (1)Yellowstone (1)Everyday GroupAllAmoebae (2)Amphipods (3)Ancient And Relict Fish (Coelacanth, Lungfish) (1)Beetles (Coleoptera) (5)Birds Of Prey (Raptors) (7)Brittle Stars and Basket Stars (Ophiuroidea) (1)Centipedes and Millipedes (Myriapoda) (1)Cephalopods (Octopus, Squid, Nautilus, Cuttlefish) (3)Ciliates (Ciliophora) (1)Cockroaches And Termites (Blattodea) (2)Crabs (12)Cup Fungi And Morels (3)Earthworms and Other Oligochaetes (4)Eels (Anguilliformes) (1)Fleas And Lice (1)Flies (Diptera) (2)Gastropods (Snails And Slugs) (2)Gilled Mushrooms (Agarics) (21)Grasshoppers And Crickets (Orthoptera) (1)Green Microalgae (Chlorophyta and Charophyta) (1)Gulls, Terns And Auks (3)Harvestmen (Opiliones) (1)Hemichordates (Acorn Worms and Relatives) (1)Herons, Egrets And Allies (1)Isopods (Woodlice) (7)Lobsters And Crayfish (7)Monitor Lizards (1)Other Bony Fish (1)Other Fungi (8)Other Insects (1)Pathogenic And Parasitic Fungi (Human/Animal) (2)Penguins And Seabirds (1)Perch-Like Fishes (Perciformes) (2)Polypores And Bracket Fungi (4)Puffballs And Earthstars (3)Roundworms (Nematoda) (1)Sea Cucumbers (Holothuroidea) (3)Sea Urchins and Sand Dollars (Echinoidea) (1)Shrimp And Prawns (4)Slime Molds (1)Ticks And Mites (Acari) (2)Yeasts, Molds And Aspergilli (8)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (27)Marine (47)Terrestrial (93)Terrestrial and Marine (2)ThreatsAllBiological Resource Use (1)Climate Change and Severe Weather (1)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (14)Disease Vector (2)Domesticated (1)Eaten or Drunk by People (15)Ecotourism and Research (7)Farmed or Commercially Raised (12)Hunted or Fished (12)Invasive or Introduced Species (14)Kept as Pets (12)Natural Pest Control (2)No Significant Interaction with Humans (1)Pollinator (2)Source of Fibre (1)Used in Traditional Medicine (11)Venomous or Dangerous to Humans (5)Living or ExtinctAllYes (80)Where It LivesAllAfrica (17)Albania (2)Algeria (2)Antarctica (1)Antigua and Barbuda (2)Argentina (3)Asia (3)Australasia (2)Australia (15)Australia (3)Austria (6)Bahamas (2)Bangladesh (1)Barbados (2)Belarus (1)Belgium (48)Belize (1)Benin (1)Bolivia (2)Botswana (3)Brazil (22)Bulgaria (6)Cabo Verde (2)Cameroon (1)Canada (7)Chile (5)China (5)Colombia (14)Comoros (1)Costa Rica (5)Cote d'Ivoire (1)Cuba (3)Cyprus (3)Czechia (3)Denmark (49)Djibouti (1)Dominica (2)Dominican Republic (3)East Africa (2)Ecuador (9)Egypt (1)El Salvador (1)Eritrea (3)Estonia (2)Eswatini (2)Europe (7)Federated States of Micronesia (1)Fiji (3)Finland (1)France (15)Gambia (1)Germany (7)Ghana (1)Greece (5)Grenada (1)Guatemala (3)Guinea (2)Guinea-Bissau 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Mediterranean Sea (1)The Pacific Northwest (1)Togo (1)Trinidad and Tobago (2)Tunisia (1)Turkey (2)Turkmenistan (2)Ukraine (6)United Arab Emirates (1)United Kingdom (14)United States (52)Uruguay (1)Uzbekistan (1)Venezuela (6)Vietnam (1)Zambia (2)Zimbabwe (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 146Acorn WormDetritivore or ScavengerAmerican CockroachDetritivore or ScavengerAmerican LobsterDetritivore or ScavengerAmphipodDetritivore or ScavengerAndean CondorDetritivore or ScavengerAngel InsectDetritivore or ScavengerArtist's ConkDetritivore or ScavengerAspergillus flavusDetritivore or ScavengerAustralian pelicanDetritivore or ScavengerBald EagleDetritivore or ScavengerBanana SlugDetritivore or ScavengerBasket StinkhornDetritivore or ScavengerBird's Nest FungusDetritivore or ScavengerBlack Bread MoldDetritivore or ScavengerBlow FlyDetritivore or ScavengerBlue CrabDetritivore or ScavengerBlue Swimmer CrabDetritivore or ScavengerBooklouseDetritivore or ScavengerBracket FungusDetritivore or ScavengerBrettanomyces bruxellensisDetritivore or ScavengerBrittle StarDetritivore or ScavengerBrown HyenaDetritivore or ScavengerBrown-headed gullDetritivore or ScavengerCaenorhabditis ElegansDetritivore or ScavengerCalifornia CondorDetritivore or ScavengerCalifornia Sea CucumberDetritivore or ScavengerCaribbean Hermit CrabDetritivore or ScavengerCarrion BeetleDetritivore or ScavengerCephalocaridaDetritivore or ScavengerCherax QuadricarinatusDetritivore or ScavengerCherry ShrimpDetritivore or ScavengerChytrid FungusDetritivore or ScavengerCoenobita rugosusDetritivore or ScavengerCoenobita scaevolaDetritivore or ScavengerCommon EarthwormDetritivore or ScavengerCommon Ink CapDetritivore or ScavengerCommon MorelDetritivore or ScavengerCommon Pill WoodlouseDetritivore or ScavengerCommon PuffballDetritivore or ScavengerCommon RemoraDetritivore or ScavengerCommon Rough WoodlouseDetritivore or ScavengerCrayfishDetritivore or ScavengerCumacean (Cumacea)Detritivore or ScavengerDarkling BeetleDetritivore or ScavengerDead Man's FingersDetritivore or ScavengerDeadly DapperlingDetritivore or ScavengerDeadly GalerinaDetritivore or ScavengerDictyostelium DiscoideumDetritivore or ScavengerDingoDetritivore or ScavengerDry Rot FungusDetritivore or ScavengerDung BeetleDetritivore or ScavengerDust MiteDetritivore or ScavengerEarthstarDetritivore or ScavengerEarthwormDetritivore or ScavengerEcuadorian Hermit CrabDetritivore or ScavengerEnokitakeDetritivore or ScavengerEuropean herring gullDetritivore or ScavengerExidia pithyaDetritivore or ScavengerFairy Ring MushroomDetritivore or ScavengerFalse MorelDetritivore or ScavengerGammarus PulexDetritivore or ScavengerGastrotrichDetritivore or ScavengerGeotrupes stercorariusDetritivore or ScavengerGhost CrabDetritivore or ScavengerGiant IsopodDetritivore or ScavengerGiant PuffballDetritivore or ScavengerGiant Termite MushroomDetritivore or ScavengerGiant Tiger PrawnDetritivore or ScavengerGreat black-backed gullDetritivore or ScavengerGriffon VultureDetritivore or ScavengerHericium erinaceusDetritivore or ScavengerHermit CrabDetritivore or ScavengerHolothuria EdulisDetritivore or ScavengerHomarus AmericanusDetritivore or ScavengerHorse MushroomDetritivore or ScavengerHoverflyDetritivore or ScavengerHypsizygus ulmariusDetritivore or ScavengerJack-o'-lantern MushroomDetritivore or ScavengerJapanese Spider CrabDetritivore or ScavengerKing VultureDetritivore or ScavengerKomodo DragonDetritivore or ScavengerKuhli loachDetritivore or ScavengerLeopardDetritivore or ScavengerLions Mane MushroomDetritivore or ScavengerLumbricus TerrestrisDetritivore or ScavengerMarabou StorkDetritivore or ScavengerMillipedeDetritivore or ScavengerMiteDetritivore or ScavengerMyxine GlutinosaDetritivore or ScavengerNaegleriaDetritivore or ScavengerNaegleria FowleriDetritivore or ScavengerNeopilinaDetritivore or ScavengerOdontura rhaphidosporaDetritivore or ScavengerOyster MushroomDetritivore or ScavengerPagurus BernhardusDetritivore or ScavengerPalau NautilusDetritivore or ScavengerParameciumDetritivore or ScavengerParasol MushroomDetritivore or ScavengerPeanut WormDetritivore or ScavengerPenicilliumDetritivore or ScavengerPenicillium roquefortiDetritivore or ScavengerPhalangium opilioDetritivore or ScavengerPhallus ImpudicusDetritivore or ScavengerPorcellio dilatatusDetritivore or ScavengerPorcellio scaberDetritivore or ScavengerPrototheca WickerhamiiDetritivore or ScavengerRed Kite (Milvus milvus)Detritivore or ScavengerRedclaw CrayfishDetritivore or ScavengerReishiDetritivore or ScavengerRemoraDetritivore or ScavengerRingworm FungusDetritivore or ScavengerSaccharomyces boulardiiDetritivore or ScavengerSaccharomyces CerevisiaeDetritivore or ScavengerSally Lightfoot CrabDetritivore or ScavengerSand DollarDetritivore or ScavengerSand Hopper (Talitrus saltator)Detritivore or ScavengerScarlet Elf CupDetritivore or ScavengerSea CucumberDetritivore or ScavengerShaggy ManeDetritivore or ScavengerShiitakeDetritivore or ScavengerSmallmouth buffaloDetritivore or ScavengerSplit GillDetritivore or ScavengerSpoon WormDetritivore or ScavengerSpotted HyenaDetritivore or ScavengerStinkhornDetritivore or ScavengerStrawberry Hermit CrabDetritivore or ScavengerStriped HyenaDetritivore or ScavengerSulphur TuftDetritivore or ScavengerTasmanian DevilDetritivore or ScavengerTasmanian Giant Freshwater CrayfishDetritivore or ScavengerTelephone-pole beetleDetritivore or ScavengerTermiteDetritivore or ScavengerTubifex TubifexDetritivore or ScavengerTurkey TailDetritivore or ScavengerTurkey VultureDetritivore or ScavengerVampire SquidDetritivore or ScavengerVerdigris AgaricDetritivore or ScavengerWater Slater (Asellus aquaticus)Detritivore or ScavengerWetaDetritivore or ScavengerWhite Button MushroomDetritivore or ScavengerWhite-patch NautilusDetritivore or ScavengerWood BlewitDetritivore or ScavengerWood EarDetritivore or ScavengerWoodlouseDetritivore or ScavengerYabbyDetritivore or ScavengerYeastDetritivore or 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