Why Do Carnivores Have A Smaller Population Than Herbivores?

Why Do Carnivores Have A Smaller Population Than Herbivores? Carnivores are at a higher trophic level than Herbivores, and producers (plants) are at a lower trophic level than Herbivores. Is there more carnivores than herbivores? Of all the present-day animals Wiens and colleagues surveyed, 63% were carnivores, 32% were herbivores, and 3% were omnivores. (The