| Herbivore | Carnivore | Omnivores | |
| 1. | Animals that eat only plants. | Animals that eat flesh of other animals. | Animals that eat both plants as well as animals. |
| 2. | They depend on plants. | They depend on herbivores. | They depend on both. |
| 3. | Teeth are not sharp but have front pointed teeth. | Teeth are sharp for chewing and grasping the meat, have pointed teeth. | Teeth are not sharp they are either pointed front teeth. |
| 4. | Salivary glands are well developed. | Salivary glands are not well developed. | Salivary glands are well developed. |
| 5. | Examples: Cow, Deer, etc. | Examples: Lion, Tiger, etc. | Examples: Human being, Crow, etc. |
