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Vermivore (from Latin vermi, meaning "worm" and vorare, "to devour") is a zoological term for animals that eat worms (including annelids, nematodes, and other worm-like animals). Animals with such a diet are known to be vermivorous.

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Axolotl

Ambystoma mexicanum

The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is a paedomorphic salamander related to the Tiger salamander. Axolotls are unusual among amphibians in that they reach adulthood without undergoing metamorphosis. Instead of taking to the land, adults remain aquatic...

Nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchos

The nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos ) is a small passerine bird best known for its powerful and beautiful song. The song of this secretive bird has been described as one of the most beautiful sounds in nature, inspiring songs, fairy tales, opera,...

Slowworm

Anguis fragilis

The Slow worm1 (Anguis fragilis) is a reptile native to western Eurasia. It is also called a deaf adder, a slowworm, a blindworm, or regionally, a long-cripple and hazelworm. These legless lizards are also sometimes called common slowworms. The...

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis

The Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) is a small North American thrush. The bright-blue breeding plumage of the male, easily observed on a wire or open perch, makes this species a favorite of birders. These bluebirds are the most common of the three...

Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensis

The Gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) is a medium-sized perching bird found in the Americs. It is the only member of the "catbird" genus Dumetella. In some areas it is known as the Slate-colored mockingbird.

Burrowing Owl

Athene cunicularia

The Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) is a small, long-legged owl found throughout open landscapes of North and South America. Unlike most owls, these owls are often active during the day, but like many other kinds of owls, though, they do most of...

Golden poison frog

Phyllobates terribilis

The golden poison frog (Phyllobates terribilis ), also known as the golden dart frog or golden poison arrow frog, is a poison dart frog endemic to the rainforests of Colombia. The golden poison frog has become endangered due to habitat destruction...

Star-Nosed Mole

Condylura cristata

The Star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata) is a small mole found in moist, low areas in the northern parts of North America. It is the only member of the tribe having a touch organ with more than 25,000-minute sensory receptors, known as Eimer's...

Brown Snake

Storeria dekayi

The Brown snake (Storeria dekayi) is a small non-venomous species of snake native to North and Central America.

Fire salamander

Salamandra salamandra

The fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra ) is a common species of salamander found in Europe.It is black with yellow spots or stripes to a varying degree; some specimens can be nearly completely black while on others the yellow is dominant. Shades...

American Woodcock

Scolopax minor

The American woodcock (Scolopax minor) is a small chunky shorebird found primarily in the eastern half of North America. Woodcocks spend most of their time on the ground in brushy, young-forest habitats, where the birds' plumage provides excellent...

African sacred ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

The African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus ) is a wading bird native to Africa and the Middle East. It is especially known for its role in the religion of the Ancient Egyptians, where it was linked to the god Thoth; despite this, the species...

Masked Lapwing

Vanellus miles

The Masked lapwing (Vanellus miles ) is a large, common, and conspicuous bird. It spends most of its time on the ground and has several distinctive calls. It is common in Australian fields and open land, and is known for its defensive swooping...

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

The Тorthern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) is a wading bird common through temperate Eurasia. The name lapwing has been variously attributed to the "lapping" sound the wings of these birds make in flight; from the irregular progress in flight due to...

Hadada Ibis

Bostrychia hagedash

The Hadada ibis (Bostrychia hagedash) is a long-legged wading bird native to Sub-Saharan Africa. It is named for its loud three to four-note calls uttered in flight especially in the mornings and evenings when they fly out or return to their roost...

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

The Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) is a small passerine bird in the genus Phoenicurus. Like its relatives, it was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family (Turdidae), but is now known to be an Old World flycatcher (Muscicapidae).

Rainbow Pitta

Pitta iris

The Rainbow pitta (Pitta iris) is a small passerine bird in the pitta family, Pittidae. It is the only species of pitta endemic to Australia. The Rainbow pitta is unusual among the avifauna in its range for foraging exclusively on the ground.

White-Throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

The White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) is a tree kingfisher, widely distributed in Asia. This kingfisher is a resident over much of its range and can often be found well away from water where it hunts a wide range of prey.

Northern Short-Tailed Shrew

Blarina brevicauda

The Northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda) is the largest shrew in its genus and occurs in the northeastern region of North America. It is a highly active, and voracious insectivore. It is notable in that it is one of the few venomous...

Common Shrew

Sorex araneus

The Common shrew (Sorex araneus) is among the most frequently found mammals in Northern Europe and Great Britain but doesn't occur in Ireland. It is one of the rare venomous mammals and lives for approximately 14 months.

Common cuttlefish

Sepia officinalis

The common cuttlefish or European common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis ) is one of the largest and best-known cuttlefish species. They are a migratory species that spend the summer and spring inshore for spawning and then move to depths of 100 to...

European Mole

Talpa europaea

The European mole (Talpa europaea) is a small fossorial mammal that lives across most of Europe. It is also known as the Common mole and the Northern mole. This mole lives in a tunnel system, which it constantly extends. It uses these tunnels to...

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Common snipes (Gallinago gallinago) are small, stocky waders native to the Old World. These birds are known for their courtship display in which males produce a sound that reminds the bleating of a sheep or goat; hence in many languages the Common...

African Jacana

Actophilornis africanus

African jacanas (Actophilornis africanus) are wading birds from sub-Saharan Africa. They are identifiable by long toes and long claws that allow them to walk on floating vegetation in shallow lakes. The part of the scientific name of this species...

Black-Winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Black-winged stilts (Himantopus himantopus) are very long-legged wading birds. They are found in both warm and hot climates, feed on small aquatic creatures, and nest on the ground surface in small colonies.

Checkered Garter Snake

Thamnophis marcianus

The checkered garter snake (Thamnophis marcianus ) is a species of garter snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America.

Japanese Badger

Meles anakuma

The Japanese badger (Meles anakuma ) is a species of carnivoran of the family Mustelidae, the weasels and their kin. Endemic to Japan, it is found on Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku, and Shōdoshima. It shares the genus Meles with its close relatives, the...

Asian House Shrew

Suncus murinus

The Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus ) is a shrew species native to South and Southeast Asia that has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2008 because of its large population and wide distribution. It has been introduced in...

Red-Cockaded Woodpecker

Dryobates borealis

The red-cockaded woodpecker (Leuconotopicus borealis ) is a woodpecker endemic to the southeastern United States.

Lesser scaup

Aythya affinis

The lesser scaup (Aythya affinis ) is a small North American diving duck that migrates south as far as Central America in winter. It is colloquially known as the little bluebill or broadbill because of its distinctive blue bill. The origin of the...

Crested Ibis

Nipponia nippon

Eastern worm snake

Carphophis amoenus amoenus

The eastern worm snake (Carphophis amoenus amoenus ) is a subspecies of the worm snake, Carphophis amoenus, a non-venomous colubrid endemic to the Eastern Woodlands region of North America. The species' range extends from southwest Massachusetts,...

Western Terrestrial Garter Snake

Thamnophis elegans

The western terrestrial garter snake (Thamnophis elegans ) is a western North American species of colubrid snake. At least five subspecies are currently recognized.

Lowland Streaked Tenrec

Hemicentetes semispinosus

The lowland streaked tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus ) is a small tenrec found in Madagascar. It belongs to the family Tenrecidae in the order Afrosoricida, and more specifically to the subfamily of the spiny tenrecs Tenrecinae. Its natural...

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

The dunlin (Calidris alpina ) is a small wader, formerly sometimes separated with the other "stints" in the genus Erolia. The English name is a dialect form of "dunling", first recorded in 1531–1532. It derives from dun, "dull brown", with the...

Eastern Mole

Scalopus aquaticus

The eastern mole or common mole (Scalopus aquaticus ) is a medium-sized, overall grey North American mole and the only member of the genus Scalopus. Its large, hairless, spade-shaped forefeet are adapted for digging. The species is native to Canada...

Eurasian woodcock

Scolopax rusticola

The Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola ) is a medium-small wading bird found in temperate and subarctic Eurasia. It has cryptic camouflage to suit its woodland habitat, with reddish-brown upperparts and buff-coloured underparts. Its eyes are set...

American Oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus

The American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus ), occasionally called the American pied oystercatcher, is a member of family Haematopodidae. Originally called the "sea pie", it was renamed in 1731 when naturalist Mark Catesby observed the bird...

Hog Badger

Arctonyx collaris

Hog badgers are three species of mustelid in the genus Arctonyx. They represent one of the two genera in the subfamily Melinae, alongside the true badgers (genus Meles ).

Western Long-Beaked Echidna

Zaglossus bruijnii

The western long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus bruijnii ) is one of the four extant echidnas and one of three species of Zaglossus that occur in New Guinea. Originally described as Tachyglossus bruijnii, this is the type species of Zaglossus.

Three-toed box turtle

Terrapene carolina triunguis

The three-toed box turtle (Terrapene triunguis ) is a species within the genus of hinge-shelled turtles commonly referred to as box turtles. This species is native to the south-central part of the United States and is the official reptile of the...

Northern Brown Kiwi

Apteryx mantelli

The North Island brown kiwi is a species of kiwi that is widespread in the northern two-thirds of the North Island of New Zealand and, with about 35,000 remaining, is the most common kiwi. It holds the world record for laying the largest eggs...

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