List of Extant Carnivores
- Mammals
- Almost all feliforms, such as domestic cats, big cats, hyenas, mongooses, civets (exceptions include the monotypic African Palm Civet and the Binturong)
- Most caniforms, such as domestic dogs, wolves, foxes, bears, weasels/ferrets, seals and walruses
- All cetaceans, such as dolphins, whales and porpoises
- All bats (except fruitbats)
- The carnivorous marsupials, such as the Tasmanian devil
- Reptiles and birds
- All crocodilians, such as alligators, crocodiles, gharials and caimans
- All birds of prey, such as hawks, eagles, falcons and all vultures (Old and New World)
- All owls
- Some waterfowl, such as gulls, penguins, pelicans, storks, and herons (Note, waterfowl is not being used in the taxonomic sense - e.g. Anseriformes - in this instance)
- All snakes, such as cobras, vipers, pythons and boas
- Some lizards, such as most skinks and all monitor lizards
- Some turtles, including the alligator snapping turtle and most sea turtles
- Fish and amphibians
- Most anurans, such as frogs and toads
- All sharks, such as tiger, great white, nurse and reef sharks
- Many bony fish, such as tuna, marlin, salmon, and bass
- Invertebrates
- Some crustaceans, such as the coconut crab, though mainly omnivorous, will prey on turtle hatchlings, smaller crabs species, rats, and carrion
- Some molluscs, such as octopuses and squid, and some gastropods
- Most arachnids, such as spiders and scorpions
- Many insects, such as mantises, dragonflies and most wasps
- All jellyfish and sea stars
- All centipedes
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