# Herbivore, carnivore and omnivore quiz

> A 10-question quiz: does this Indonesian animal eat plants, meat or both? Every answer has a source.

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### 1. By what it eats, what kind of animal is the Komodo dragon?

A. herbivore (plant-eater)
B. carnivore (meat-eater)
C. omnivore (eats plants and animals)

Answer: B. carnivore (meat-eater). [Komodo dragon](https://panduanhewan.org/en/species/komodo-dragon/) is a carnivore (meat-eater): predator and scavenger. Source: [Animal Diversity Web](https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Varanus_komodoensis/).

### 2. By what it eats, what kind of animal is the banteng?

A. herbivore (plant-eater)
B. carnivore (meat-eater)
C. omnivore (eats plants and animals)

Answer: A. herbivore (plant-eater). [Banteng](https://panduanhewan.org/en/species/banteng/) is a herbivore (plant-eater): grazer and browser (grasses and leafy plants). Source: [Animal Diversity Web](https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Bos_javanicus/).

### 3. By what it eats, what kind of animal is the sun bear?

A. herbivore (plant-eater)
B. carnivore (meat-eater)
C. omnivore (eats plants and animals)

Answer: C. omnivore (eats plants and animals). [Sun bear](https://panduanhewan.org/en/species/sun-bear/) is a omnivore (eats plants and animals): insects (termites, bees), honey, earthworms and fruit. Source: [Animal Diversity Web](https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Helarctos_malayanus/).

### 4. By what it eats, what kind of animal is the Sumatran tiger?

A. herbivore (plant-eater)
B. carnivore (meat-eater)
C. omnivore (eats plants and animals)

Answer: B. carnivore (meat-eater). [Sumatran tiger](https://panduanhewan.org/en/species/sumatran-tiger/) is a carnivore (meat-eater): predator, mainly wild pigs and deer. Source: [IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group](https://www.catsg.org/living-species-tiger).

### 5. By what it eats, what kind of animal is the proboscis monkey?

A. herbivore (plant-eater)
B. carnivore (meat-eater)
C. omnivore (eats plants and animals)

Answer: A. herbivore (plant-eater). [Proboscis monkey](https://panduanhewan.org/en/species/proboscis-monkey/) is a herbivore (plant-eater): leaf and fruit/seed eater (folivore-frugivore). Source: [Animal Diversity Web](https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Nasalis_larvatus/).

### 6. By what it eats, what kind of animal is the maleo?

A. herbivore (plant-eater)
B. carnivore (meat-eater)
C. omnivore (eats plants and animals)

Answer: C. omnivore (eats plants and animals). [Maleo](https://panduanhewan.org/en/species/maleo/) is a omnivore (eats plants and animals): fallen fruit and seeds, plus insects and other invertebrates on the forest floor. Source: [Oiseaux-Birds](https://www.oiseaux-birds.com/card-maleo.html).

### 7. By what it eats, what kind of animal is the Javan hawk-eagle?

A. herbivore (plant-eater)
B. carnivore (meat-eater)
C. omnivore (eats plants and animals)

Answer: B. carnivore (meat-eater). [Javan hawk-eagle](https://panduanhewan.org/en/species/javan-hawk-eagle/) is a carnivore (meat-eater): predator of vertebrates (mammals, birds, reptiles). Source: [BirdLife DataZone](https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/javan-hawk-eagle-nisaetus-bartelsi).

### 8. By what it eats, what kind of animal is the dugong?

A. herbivore (plant-eater)
B. carnivore (meat-eater)
C. omnivore (eats plants and animals)

Answer: A. herbivore (plant-eater). [Dugong](https://panduanhewan.org/en/species/dugong/) is a herbivore (plant-eater): seagrass grazer. Source: [Animal Diversity Web](https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Dugong_dugon/).

### 9. By what it eats, what kind of animal is the Bali myna?

A. herbivore (plant-eater)
B. carnivore (meat-eater)
C. omnivore (eats plants and animals)

Answer: C. omnivore (eats plants and animals). [Bali myna](https://panduanhewan.org/en/species/bali-myna/) is a omnivore (eats plants and animals): fruit, seeds, insects and other small animals. Source: [Oiseaux-Birds](https://www.oiseaux-birds.com/card-bali-myna.html).

### 10. By what it eats, what kind of animal is the Mahakam Irrawaddy dolphin?

A. herbivore (plant-eater)
B. carnivore (meat-eater)
C. omnivore (eats plants and animals)

Answer: B. carnivore (meat-eater). [Mahakam Irrawaddy dolphin](https://panduanhewan.org/en/species/mahakam-irrawaddy-dolphin/) is a carnivore (meat-eater): fish-eater (piscivore), also squid and crustaceans. Source: [Animal Diversity Web](https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Orcaella_brevirostris/).