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Diet referred to the sum of nutrition consumed by an organism. Dietary classifications included carnivore, herbivore, omnivore and ergovore.
Carnivore referred to species that subsisted on animal tissue. Examples of carnivores included the the Bogwing of Dagobah,[1] the Dianoga, the Togruta, and the Rancor.
Herbivore referred to species that consumed plant-based foods. Examples of herbivores included the o'cerry.[2]
Omnivore referred to species that subsisted on both animal tissue and plant-based foods. The tauntauns of Hoth were omnivorous, primarily eating fungi and lichens, though they also ate smaller animals when necessary.
Ergovore referred to species that sought out and fed upon pure energy. Business owners sometimes enhanced their security by using these creatures as a way to keep firearms out of their establishments. Salla C'airam lined the entrance tunnel of his high-class cantina with underfed ergovores so that they could detect any hidden power sources or other high-tech weapons.[3]
Appearances
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- Empire Blues: The Devaronian's Tale (First appearance) (as carnivore)
- Hard Merchandise (First identified as as ergovore)
- Star Wars 82: Diplomacy (Ergovore)
Sources
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- The Official Star Wars Fact File 2 (HOT2, Hoth)
Star Wars Trading Card Game – The Empire Strikes Back (Card: Bogwing)
- The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
Tauntaun in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire trading cards (Card: Same Beast, Different Sewer)