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scavenger

animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse
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Summary

scavenger is a primary nutritional group[1]. scavenger draws 4,694 Wikipedia views per month (primary nutritional group category, ranking #1 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: heterotroph[3], Animalia[4]
  • Commons category: Scavenging[5]
  • Said to be the same as: saprophage[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Scavengers[7]
  • Main food source: dead organic matter[8]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9]
  • Partially coincident with: detritivore[10]
  • Has characteristic: trophic level[11]

Why It Matters

scavenger has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] scavenger is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . merriam-webster.com. merriam-webster.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). scavenger. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/scavenger
MLA “scavenger.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/scavenger.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_scavenger_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{scavenger}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/scavenger}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
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  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2fnUyz
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  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → primary nutritional group
    Main food source → dead organic matter
    Said to be the same as → saprophage
    Instance of → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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