Contents 1 Details 2 Crowfood 3 List of Prey Animals 3.1 Amphibians 3.1.1 Frogs 3.1.2 Toads 3.2 Avians 3.2.1 Eagles 3.2.2 Hawks 3.2.3 Falcons 3.2.4 Finches 3.2.5 Thrushes 3.2.6 Sparrows 3.2.7 Crows 3.2.8 Pigeons and Doves 3.2.9 Starlings 3.2.10 Magpies 3.2.11 Pheasants 3.2.12 Wrens 3.2.13 Moorhens 3.2.14 Blackbirds 3.2.15 Chickens 3.2.16 Robins 3.2.17 Eggs 3.3 Fish 3.4 Mammals 3.5 Soricomorphs 3.5.1 Shrews (terrestrial) 3.5.2 Water Shrews 3.6 Lagomorphs 3.6.1 Rabbits 3.6.2 Hares 3.7 Reptiles 3.7.1 Snakes 3.7.2 Adders 3.7.3 Lizards 3.8 Rodents 3.8.1 Squirrels 3.8.2 Voles 3.8.3 Water Voles 3.8.4 Mice 3.8.5 Wood Mice 3.8.6 Rats 3.9 Trivia 3.10 Quotes 3.11 References and Citations

Prey is a Clan term for the animals both, large and small, that are caught for the purpose of consumption.^[1]

Spoiler Warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

DetailsEdit

The importance of eating is something that all of the Clans are concerned about every single day.^[2] They eat to keep up strength and maintain the health of the Clan as a whole.^[3] Each of the Clans have a hunting specialty, due to the terrain they are familiar with and the traditions the cats are raised by.^[4]

Many different species of prey are hunted by the warrior cats.^[5] Usually, after killing prey, a cat will give thanks to StarClan for its life,^[6]and will bury it to keep it safe from other predators until they are ready to carry it back to camp.^[7] The remains (i.e. the bones, feathers, fur) are traditionally buried.^[8]

Cats will not kill prey only for fun, without the intention of using it to feed oneself, or the Clan, as this is part of the warrior code.^[9] The hunters may not eat until they have caught prey for the rest of the Clan.^[10] Traditionally, the weaker cats will be fed before the apprentices and warriors.^[11] The leader or deputy of a Clan must send more patrols before the cold weather strikes.^[12] In leaf-bare, prey is much harder to find than in any other season.^[13]

CrowfoodEdit

"Crowfood" is the Clan term for prey that has left to become rotten and unfit to eat.^[14] Prey typically is considered crowfood after about one or two days since it was killed.^[15] Clan cats will occasionally eat crowfood if they are desperate and starving,^[16] but they avoid it as much as possible as it usually causes bellyaches or more severe illnesses.^[17] The word "crowfood" can also be used as an insult, such as, "Shut up, you mangy piece of crowfood."^[18]

In the old forest, a source of crowfood was Carrionplace, where rotten prey could always be found, but it was known to carry sickness.^[15] However, ShadowClan sometimes resorted to eating it, as the warriors were used for fighting, not hunting.^[19]

List of Prey AnimalsEdit

Amphibians Edit

Frogs Edit

Frog Description: Leathery gray-green or gray-brown amphibians with powerful hind legs, a small brown patch by each eye, Two to three inches, Covered in leathery skin, About 6 cm long,[20] and only eaten by ShadowClan[21] Highest Level of Classification: Order: Anura Book Mentions: Crookedstar's Promise, Forest of Secrets, Midnight, Starlight, The Sight, Night Whispers, Secrets of the Clans, Cats of the Clans, Code of the Clans, Warrior's Refuge, Into the Woods

• Starlight - Littlecloud comments on his hunger and wouldn't mind eating a frog. That causes the other medicine cats to stare at him in surprise, but Littlecloud defends himself, saying, "They don't taste that bad!"^[22]
• Secrets of the Clans - During the tour of the old ShadowClan camp, Boulder says to the reader "Oh, I see you've spotted a frog. I know they look pretty unappetizing - trust me, I was as reluctant as you to try them when I first came to the forest. But you should try them. Peel off the skin first - that's very chewy. Underneath, it tastes like if you mixed rabbits and fish together."^[23]
• Into the Woods - Sasha watches a ShadowClan patrol consisting of Tigerstar, Rowanpaw, and Jaggedtooth chasing a frog. Rowanpaw comments that they're nasty, but Tigerstar says that distasteful or not, prey is prey.^[24]

Toads Edit

Toad Description: Greenish-brown, Thick legs and warty skin, Three to five inches long, Heavy rounded shape[25] Highest Level of Classification: Order: Anura Book Mentions: Starlight

• Starlight - Littlecloud comments on his hunger and wouldn't mind eating a toad and the other medicine cats exclaim in surprise, but Littlecloud defends himself, saying, "They don't taste that bad!^[26]

Avians Edit

Eagles Edit

Eagle Description: Large size, Powerful build, Heavy back and beak, Keen eyesight, Broad wings, About 1 meter long,[27] Favored prey for The Tribe of Rushing Water[28] Highest Level of Classification: Family: Accipitridae Book Mentions: Moonrise, Dawn, Outcast, Eclipse, Sign of the Moon, Cats of the Clans, Battles of the Clans

• Moonrise - Stormfur almost gets caught by an eagle as he jumps across a gap on the way to the Tribe of Rushing Water.^[29]
• Dawn - Marshkit almost gets taken by an eagle, but Brackenfur saves him by clawing at the bird until it loosens its grip.^[30]
• Outcast - As Jaypaw crosses a gap on the way to the Tribe, an eagle screech startles him. Later, Pebble tells the cats that only cave-guards know how to fight attacking eagles.^[31]

Hawks Edit

Hawk Description: Smaller than eagles, Impressive eyesight, Curved talons, About one foot tall,[32] Highest Level of Classification: Order: Accipitriformes Book Mentions: A Dangerous Path, Moonrise, Dawn, Outcast, Sign of the Moon, Cats of the Clans, Battles of the Clans

• A Dangerous Path - Snowkit is taken by a hawk despite the other Clan member's attempts to free him.^[33]
• Moonrise - Crag teaches Stormfur how to hunt hawks by saving him from one.^[34] Later, Stormfur catches a hawk to share with the other travelers.^[35] It is noted that the hawk chicks are taken prey in the season of "freed-water"^[36]
• Dawn - When all the Clans are starving, Tornear reports that Crowpaw had captured a hawk a few days ago.^[37]

Falcons Edit

Falcon Description: Bird of prey, Smaller and faster than hawks, Tapered wings, Wide wingspan for flying, About 1 meter long,[38] Most commonly taken piece of prey by the Tribe of Rushing Water Highest Level of Classification: Genus: Falco Book Mentions: Moonrise, Dawn

• Moonrise - Brook is chasing a mouse when a falcon gets it before her. A second prey-hunter jumps in and the two catch the falcon and kill it before it swoops away.^[39]
• Dawn - As the Clans are journeying through the mountains, they try to find the Tribe. Suddenly they see a falcon feasting on a shrew. Three mud-streaked cats jump out at the falcon and kill it, and the Clans find the Tribe.^[40]

Finches Edit

Finch Description: A common type of songbird, About 10 cm, Strong stubby beaks, Colorful birds,[41] Often caught by ThunderClan Highest Level of Classification: Family: Fringillidae Book Mentions: Crookedstar's Promise, Into the Wild

• Into the Wild - When Firepaw and Graypaw are hunting, Graypaw is seen wolfing down a finch.^[42]
• Crookedstar's Promise - Sedgepaw catches her first prey: a finch. She stares at it on the fresh-kill pile for a long time, waiting for someone to eat it.^[43]

Thrushes Edit

Thrush Description: Songbird, Soft-plumaged, small to medium sized birds, About 20 cm,[44] Highest Level of Classification: Family: Turdidae Book Mentions: Crookedstar's Promise, Bluestar's Prophecy, Firestar's Quest, SkyClan's Destiny, Into the Wild, Forest of Secrets, Rising Storm, Dawn, Starlight, Sunset, The Sight, Dark River, Outcast, Eclipse, Long Shadows, The Fourth Apprentice, Night Whispers, Sign of the Moon, Secrets of the Clans, Battles of the Clans

• Rising Storm - Fireheart catches a thrush and another piece of prey for the two ShadowClan cats, Littlecloud and Whitethroat, when they come to beg for help^[45]
• Forest of Secrets - Fireheart and Brackenpaw are hunting when Fireheart sees a thrush. Unfortunately, Brackenpaw calls out to him about ShadowClan invaders and the thrush flies away.^[46]
• Dark River - Cinderpaw covers for Lionpaw by saying he ate a stale thrush.^[47] Later, Whitewing is seen carrying a plump thrush back from a hunting patrol.^[48]

Sparrows Edit

Sparrow Description: Small and plump, Brown-gray songbirds, Short tails, Stubby, powerful beaks, About 14 cm,[49] Highest Level of Classification: Family: Passeridae Book Mentions: Bluestar's Prophecy, Firestar's Quest, SkyClan's Destiny, Into the Wild, Fire and Ice, Rising Storm, Dawn, The Sight, Dark River, Outcast, Eclipse, Night Whispers

• Into the Wild - Rusty is at his home watching baby sparrows. It is noted that they are his favorite animal, and he spends his mornings watching them, wondering what it would be like to catch a sparrow once.^[50]
• Fire and Ice - Cinderpaw is seen chatting enthusiastically with Brackenpaw who nods from time to time while plucking the feathers from a sparrow.^[5]
• Rising Storm - Fireheart walks over to Brightpaw to see if she brought any food for the elders yet. When asked if she caught much, Brightpaw shyly replies that she caught two sparrows and a squirrel. Impressed, Fireheart praises her.^[51]

Crows Edit

Crow Description: Scavenging birds, All black body, Long-legged, Thick neck, Heavy straight bill, 40-50 cm,[52] Considered very difficult to catch[53] Highest Level of Classification: Genus: Corvus Book Mentions: Into the Wild, Dark River

• Into the Wild - Ravenpaw catches an old, yet big, crow, impressing Tigerclaw.^[54]
• Dark River - Brackenfur catches a crow after Hollypaw questions him about the new kits in ShadowClan and whether she would be able to fight them in battle.^[55]

Pigeons and Doves Edit

Pigeon/Dove Description: Stout-bodied birds, Short necks, Short, slender bills, About 32 cm,[56] Highest Level of Classification: Family: Columbidae Book Mentions: Bluestar's Prophecy, Firestar's Quest, SkyClan's Destiny, Into the Wild, Rising Storm, A Dangerous Path, Starlight, The Sight, Outcast, Eclipse, The Fourth Apprentice, Fading Echoes, Night Whispers, Secrets of the Clans, Cats of the Clans, Code of the Clans, Into the Woods

• Into the Wild - Firepaw hunts a pigeon, but then it is time to go. He wistfully looks back at the pigeon while walking back.^[42]
• Rising Storm - Cloudpaw kills a pigeon before Fireheart is able to, making Fireheart somewhat annoyed.^[57] He also accuses Cloudpaw of giving the pigeon a disrespectful bite to the neck, and that he mistaked it for a dove. Later, Cloudpaw catches another pigeon, but forgets to bring it back from where it was buried. When interrogated by Fireheart, Cloudpaw says that some owl probably flew off with it.^[58]
• A Dangerous Path - On a patrol, Whitestorm spots pigeon feathers scattered all over the ground. When he reports to Fireheart, he adds that the place reeked of dogs. Fireheart dismisses it, and says it isn't important.^[59]

Starlings Edit

Starling Description: Black feathers with iridescent markings, Bright yellow beaks, About 25 cm,[60] Highest Level of Classification: Family: Sturnidae Book Mentions: Crookedstar's Promise, Bluestar's Prophecy, Firestar's Quest, Forest of Secrets, Rising Storm, Midnight, Moonrise, Dawn, Starlight, Twilight, The Fourth Apprentice, Night Whispers, Secrets of the Clans

• Forest of Secrets - Fireheart is seen waking up late and choosing a starling, one of the last pieces, from the fresh-kill pile^[61]
• Rising Storm - Cloudpaw runs past a small group of starlings, and the birds scurry upward in a flutter of wings^[62]
• Midnight - Cloudtail feasts on a starling, happy there is good food even though prey is so scarce.^[63] Later, Brambleclaw gulps down a starling as Squirrelpaw asks him if he's had any more dreams from StarClan.^[64]

Magpies Edit

Magpie Description: Black and white birds, Related to crows, Very intelligent,[65] About 20-30 cm,[66] Often killed by ThunderClan Highest Level of Classification: Family: Corvidae Book Mentions: Crookedstar's Promise, Forest of Secrets, Rising Storm, A Dangerous Path, The Darkest Hour, Moonrise, Sunset, Secrets of the Clans

• Crookedstar's Promise - A magpie knocks Stormkit out of a tree. Later, Shellheart organizes a patrol to catch it.^[67]
• Forest of Secrets - Cinderpaw offers to take Bluestar some fresh-kill and she grabs a magpie. Upon lifting the bird off of the fresh-kill pile, its flesh falls away to reveal that it is covered with maggots.^[68]
• A Dangerous Path - Fireheart picks a magpie from the fresh-kill pile while inviting Cloudpaw to come on a patrol with him.^[69] When Fireheart comes back from the patrol he recalls that eating the magpie seemed like a long time ago.^[70]

Pheasants Edit

Pheasant Description: Large birds, Highly ornate with bright colors, Wattles and long tails, About one meter,[71] Eaten exclusively by ThunderClan Highest Level of Classification: Subfamily: Phasianinae Book Mentions: Dawn

• Dawn - Shrewpaw chases after a pheasant over a Thunderpath, knowing that such a large bird would feed the Clan very well, and he is hit and killed by a monster. Thornclaw, Shrewpaw's mentor, explains this to Firestar when he returns to camp.^[72]

WrensEdit

Wren Description: Medium to very small songbirds, Colors of their plumage can be gray, brown, black and white, About 15 cm,[73] Highest Level of Classification: Family: Troglodytidae Book Mentions: The Sight, Dark River

• The Sight - Jaykit smelled out a wren with a belly alive with maggots in the fresh-kill pile and shows it to Leafpool, who praises him for finding it.^[74]
• Dark River - When it suddenly starts raining, Hollypaw and Cinderpaw are caught in surprise. They skid in the rain, picking a wren and a mouse from the fresh-kill pile and Cinderpaw grimaces at the muddy wren.^[75]

MoorhensEdit

Moorhen Description: Medium sized water birds, Mostly brown and black with some white markings, Rounded wings, Weak fliers but fast runners and swimmers, About 35 cm,[76] Highest Level of Classification: Genus: Gallinula Book Mentions: Crookedstar's Promise, Bluestar's Prophecy, Firestar's Quest, The Forgotten Warrior

• Crookedstar's Promise - While Crookedstar walks along the river, he sees fish near the surface and spiky footprints where a moorhen had walked.^[77]
• Bluestar's Prophecy - Bluefur spots a moorhen snuffling among roots of a tree. She strikes at it, and Oakheart shows up to praise her.^[78]
• Firestar's Quest - After the flood, Firestar and Sandstorm continue along the river searching for the Gorge. They see many remnants of the flood including moorhens squawking miserably for lost chicks.^[79]

BlackbirdsEdit

Blackbird Description: Glossy black plumage, Long tail, Blackish-brown legs, Orange eye ring, Orange-yellow beak, About 26 cm,[80] Often caught by ThunderClan Highest Level of Classification: Species: T. merula Book Mentions: Crookedstar's Promise, Bluestar's Prophecy, Firestar's Quest, SkyClan's Destiny, Forest of Secrets, A Dangerous Path, The Darkest Hour, Dawn, Twilight, Sunset, Dark River, Eclipse, Long Shadows, Sunrise, The Fourth Apprentice, Fading Echoes, Night Whispers, Sign of the Moon, Code of the Clans, Battles of the Clans

• Forest of Secrets - Brackenpaw tries to catch a blackbird, but it senses him and flutters upward. Fortunately, Brackenpaw leaps up and catches it, but not with good technique. Fireheart cheers him up about it, and they go back to camp.^[81] Later, Sandstorm is seen eating a blackbird from the fresh-kill pile.^[82]
• A Dangerous Path - Whitestorm comments that apprentices can go on a dawn patrol and then off hunting. He wishes he had that energy, and then settles to eat a blackbird.^[83]
• The Darkest Hour - When Mistyfoot and Stonefur tell ThunderClan that Bluestar was their mother, the Clan is shocked, and the silence is only broken by the call of a blackbird.^[84]

ChickensEdit

Chicken Description: Normally shades of brown, white, or black plumage, Red markings on the head, About 30 cm,[85] Often caught by rogues or loners Highest Level of Classification: Subspecies: Gallus gallus domesticus Book Mentions: Shattered Peace, The Heart of a Warrior

• Shattered Peace - Willie, Minty, Tess, Snapper, and Pounce come into the barn where Ravenpaw and Barley live. After the barn catches fire, Ravenpaw and Barley find Willie, Tess, Snapper and Pounce in the rafters above the chicken house. Willie sneers at them and they attack the chickens, killing some chicks.^[86]
• The Heart of a Warrior - When the ThunderClan group tries to attack the rogues, the chickens notice and give out an alarm, thinking that they're part of the rogues as well.^[87]
• The Rise of Scourge-Tiny was offered chicken by a old she-cat who comments that she is surprise he doesn't know what it is, since he's a kittypet.
• SkyClan's Destiny-On the patrol where they discover the pile where the rats are living, Cora finds some chicken and offers it to the Clan. She soon eats it.

RobinsEdit

Robin Description: Songbird, Reddish-brown breast, Brown underparts, Sometimes jet-black to gray, Mostly yellow-brown bill, About 35 cm long[88] Highest Level of Classification: Genus: Turdus Book Mentions: Into the Wild, Starlight, Dark River, Night Whispers

• Into the Wild - When Smudge talks about Henry, he mentions that Henry caught a robin in the woods^[89]
• Starlight - A hunting patrol starts to leave when Birchkit says he wants to come, too as he's good at hunting. To prove it, he jumps at a robin at the edge of the hollow. Brambleclaw and Dustpelt lunge for him, and Brambleclaw catches him first.^[90]
• Dark River - When it suddenly starts raining, Stormfur and Brook are seen crouched below the Highledge sharing a soggy robin.^[91]

EggsEdit

Eggs Description: Unborn birds, found in nests protected by adult birds.[92] Highest Level of Classification: Genus: Various Book Mentions: Sign of the Moon

• Sign of the Moon - Stoneteller ends all border patrols, angrily pointing out that with the coming thaw the Tribe will be able to eat eggs and young birds stolen from nests despite the intruders stealing their other prey. This suggests that eggs and chicks are only stolen in times of greatest need.^[93]
• Code of The Clans- The ancient WindClan apprentice Quickpaw is mentioned to have a knack for tracking and carefully recovering plover eggs. ^[94]

Fish Edit

Fish Description: Many different species such as trout, minnow, salmon, pike, or carp.[95] Main prey of RiverClan, This diet makes their fur repel water[96] Highest Level of Classification: Phylum: Chordata Book Mentions: Crookedstar's Promise, Bluestar's Prophecy, Firestar's Quest, SkyClan's Destiny, Forest of Secrets, Rising Storm, A Dangerous Path, The Darkest Hour, Midnight, Moonrise, Dawn, Starlight, Twilight, Dark River, The Fourth Apprentice, Fading Echoes, Sign of the Moon, Secrets of the Clans, Cats of the Clans, Code of the Clans, Battles of the Clans, Warrior's Refuge, Warrior's Return, Escape from the Forest, Return to the Clans

• Forest of Secrets - The fish in the river become poisoned from Twoleg rubbish and trash, and RiverClan begins to starve.^[97]
• A Dangerous Path - Graystripe catches a slippery silver fish from the river and gives it to Fireheart and Sandstorm, saying they will need prey after the fire.^[98] When they come back from the patrol, Fireheart brings the fish to Cinderpelt.^[70]
• Midnight - Feathertail catches shiny golden fish during the journey to Midnight. These fish are quite unlike any other fish the Clan cats have seen before.^[99]

MammalsEdit

SoricomorphsEdit

Shrews (terrestrial) Edit

Shrew (terrestrial) Description: Small, Rodent-like, Gray to brown fur, Long noses, Small eyes, Rounded bodies, About 9 cm long[100] Highest Level of Classification: Family: Sorcidae Book Mentions: Bluestar's Prophecy, SkyClan's Destiny, Into the Wild, Forest of Secrets, Rising Storm, The Darkest Hour, Midnight, Dark River, Outcast, Eclipse, Long Shadows, Sunrise, The Fourth Apprentice, Fading Echoes, Night Whispers, Sign of the Moon, Secrets of the Clans

• Into the Wild - Graystripe, Graypaw at the time, says that Sandpaw and Dustpaw must have eaten a shrew while on duty^[101]
• Rising Storm - Cloudpaw is gone for a long time, making Fireheart anxious. When he comes back, he has a tiny shrew in his mouth, and Fireheart asks him how many cats that's going to feed.^[102]
• The Darkest Hour - When Firestar, Graystripe, and Ravenpaw sneak onto RiverClan land, they spot the bonehill, and Firestar notes that he can see shrew bones^[103]

Water Shrews Edit

Water Shrew Description: Large shrews, Small ears, Waterproof coat, Tail with a line of stiff fur that acts as a rudder, About 15 cm[104] Highest Level of Classification: Genus: Neomys Book Mentions: Dark River

• Dark River - Mistyfoot is seen stalking a water shrew. She is frustrated when it runs away, since her Clan is starving.^[105]

Lagomorphs Edit

Rabbits Edit

Rabbit Description: Compact animals, Long legs, Oval-shaped heads, Long ears,lighty Brown fur with lighter underbelly, About 35 cm[106] Main prey of WindClan Highest Level of Classification: Family: Leporidae Book Mentions: Crookedstar's Promise, Bluestar's Prophecy, Firestar's Quest, SkyClan's Destiny, Into the Wild, Forest of Secrets, Rising Storm, A Dangerous Path, The Darkest Hour, Midnight, Moonrise, Dawn, Starlight, Twilight, Sunset, The Sight, Dark River, Outcast, Eclipse, Long Shadows, Sunrise, The Fourth Apprentice, Fading Echoes, Night Whispers, Sign of the Moon, Secrets of the Clans, Cats of the Clans, Code of the Clans, Battles of the Clans, Into the Woods, Return to the Clans, Shattered Peace

• Into the Wild - Firepaw catches a rabbit for Yellowfang,^[16] Smudge mentions that wild cats that live in the woods eat live rabbits for breakfast,^[89] Sandpaw and Dustpaw catch a plump rabbit for the elders^[107]
• The Darkest Hour - Longtail claims that he saw Tigerstar kill a few rabbits to feed to a pack of hungry dogs. Later, he leaves a trail of dead rabbits to the ThunderClan camp.^[108]
• A Dangerous Path - While Fireheart is talking to Graystripe on the border, Sandstorm pads over to them and drops a young rabbit at Fireheart's feet.^[109] Later, ThunderClan patrol finds remains of a scattered rabbit not far from camp, and Bluestar uses this as evidence to show WindClan have been stealing prey from ThunderClan.
• Moonrise - Squirrelpaw tells everyone that she can smell the scent of rabbits. Meanwhile, in WindClan, Leafpaw and Sorreltail can't smell the usual scent of rabbit

Hares Edit

Hare Description: Long legs, Ears similar to a rabbit, Fur is commonly an orange shade of brown, Very fast, Can reach speeds of 45mph,[110] About 45 cm[111] Highest Level of Classification: Genus: Lepus Book Mentions: Moonrise, Eclipse, Sign of the Moon

• Moonrise - In order to kill the mountain-cat, Sharptooth, the six Clan cats try to kill with a mountain hare filled with deathberries.^[112]
• Eclipse - After the Clans have helped with the rogues, Hollypaw sees an eagle flying after a hare that's pelting in terror.^[113]
• Sign of the Moon - Jagged Lightning is seen dragging back an enormous snow-white hare.^[114]

Reptiles Edit

Snakes Edit

Snake Description: Long, thin reptiles, Mottled skin in shades of dark and light brown that range from yellow to red, About 1.5 meters[115] Highest Level of Classification: Suborder: Serpentes Book Mentions: SkyClan's Destiny, Sunrise, Secrets of the Clans, Cats of the Clans, Code of the Clans

• SkyClan's Destiny - Harveymoon and Macgyver, two daylight-warriors are seen killing a snake.^[116]
• Sunrise - Honeyfern is killed by a snakebite while saving Briarkit^[117]

• Cats of the Clans - Adderkit is killed by a snake bite, hence the name. Tallstar avenged the young kit's death by killing the snake shortly afterwards.
• Into the Wild - On a hunting assessment Ravenpaw catches a snake.

AddersEdit

Adder Description: Venomous snakes, Long scaly bodies, greenish-brown in females, and steely gray in males, that are marked with indented zig-zag stripes, About 1 meter or longer[118] Highest Level of Classification: Family: Viperidae Book Mentions: Bluestar's Prophecy, Into the Wild, A Dangerous Path, Midnight, Secrets of the Clans, Cats of the Clans, Code of the Clans

• Bluestar's Prophecy - Goosefeather tells Bluekit and Snowkit that Smallear is recovering from an adder bite.^[119]
• Into the Wild - An adder is caught by Ravenpaw on a hunting assessment.^[120]
• A Dangerous Path - Fireheart takes a patrol to Snakerocks, and Thornpaw is eager to start hunting. Fireheart reminds him that there are adders around there, and Thornpaw becomes more wary.^[121]

Lizards Edit

Lizard Description: Small brown reptiles with mottled, leathery skin and low slung bodies, Long, whip-like tails, Stuck-out legs, About 30 cm, though the ones caught by Clan cats are shorter, around 15 cm[122] Highest Level of Classification: Suborder: Lacertilia Book Mentions: Firestar's Quest, Secrets of the Clans, Code of the Clans

• Firestar's Quest - Firestar disturbs a lizard basking on a rock. As his shadow falls on it, the lizard whisks into a crack.^[123]
• Secrets of the Clans - Lizards are mentioned as one of ShadowClan's main prey.^[124]
• Code of the Clans - When the story of the four original leaders is being told, it is mentioned that the cats with a taste for lizards and snakes followed Shadow.^[125]

Rodents Edit

Squirrels Edit

Squirrel Description: Rodents with fluffy tails, small paws, Majority are gray, though black, albino, and red ones exist, About 8.5 cm[126] Highest Level of Classification: Family: Sciuridae Book Mentions: Crookedstar's Promise, Bluestar's Prophecy, Firestar's Quest, SkyClan's Destiny, Into the Wild, Fire and Ice, Forest of Secrets, Rising Storm, A Dangerous Path, A Dangerous Path, Midnight, Moonrise, Dawn, Starlight, Twilight, Sunset, The Sight, Dark River, Outcast, Eclipse, Long Shadows, Sunrise, The Fourth Apprentice, Fading Echoes, Night Whispers, Sign of the Moon, Secrets of the Clans, Cats of the Clans, Code of the Clans, Battles of the Clans, Into the Woods

• Into the Wild - When Graypaw catches a squirrel, he spits it next to Firepaw's finch, commenting that squirrels are too furry
• Midnight - It is revealed that Sorrelpaw tried to catch a squirrel, but ventured too close to the Thunderpath. As a result, she had to stay in the medicine den for a long time, delaying her warrior ceremony.
• Rising Storm - Thornpaw doesn't show much respect for a squirrel, and says it was so dopey, a kit could have caught it.^[57] Later, Cloudpaw catches a squirrel nearly as big as he is.

Voles Edit

Vole Description: Very small gray stout body, a short hairy tail, a slightly round head, small ears and eyes, About 15 cm[127] Highest Level of Classification: Subfamily: Arvicolinae Book Mentions: Crookedstar's Promise, Bluestar's Prophecy, Firestar's Quest, SkyClan's Destiny, Into the Wild, Forest of Secrets, Rising Storm, A Dangerous Path, The Darkest Hour, Midnight, Moonrise, Dawn, Starlight, Twilight, Sunset, Eclipse, Sunrise, The Sight, Dark River, Outcast, Eclipse, Long Shadows, Sunrise, The Fourth Apprentice, Night Whispers, Sign of the Moon, The Forgotten Warrior, Secrets of the Clans, Cats of the Clans, Code of the Clans, Warrior's Refuge

• Rising Storm - Fireheart asks Sandstorm whether he made the right decision into bringing Cloudpaw in the camp. Sandstorm answers that she remembers the day Cloudpaw caught his first prey. He was just a tiny kit, but he went out in a blizzard to catch a vole. Afterward, he seemed proud, and looked like a Clan cat, born and bred.^[128]
• A Dangerous Path - Cloudpaw takes a vole from the fresh-kill pile and angrily complains to Fireheart about its small size.^[69] Later, while on patrol, Longtail instructs Swiftpaw to practice listening for mice and voles.^[129] When the cats come back from patrol, Fireheart eats a vole that Sandstorm saved for him.^[130]
• Warrior's Refuge - Millie catches her first vole.

Water Voles Edit

Water Vole Description: Small rodent, Short nose, tail, and dense brown fur, About 25 cm,[131] Usually prey of RiverClan Highest Level of Classification: Genus: Microtus Book Mentions: Firestar's Quest, Into the Wild, Fire and Ice, Rising Storm, A Dangerous Path, Dark River, Night Whispers, Secrets of the Clans

• Fire and Ice - Graystripe falls into the river while trying to catch a water vole. He later gets slightly annoyed at Fireheart for distracting him from his catch^[132]
• A Dangerous Path - Cloudpaw and Swiftpaw sniff at a water vole hole waiting in anxiety for it to pop out.^[133]
• Dark River - Cinderpaw says that she caught four water voles while her, Hollypaw and Berrypaw are being assessed.
• Crookedstar's Promise- Crookedstar stalks a water vole by the stream.

Mice Edit

Mouse Description: Small brown rodents, Long naked tails, Whiskers, Large ears, Prominent dark eyes, About 10 cm[134] Highest Level of Classification: Genus: Apodemus Book Mentions: Crookedstar's Promise, Bluestar's Prophecy, Firestar's Quest, SkyClan's Destiny, Into the Wild, Fire and Ice, Forest of Secrets, Rising Storm, A Dangerous Path, The Darkest Hour, Midnight, Moonrise, Dawn, Starlight, Twilight, Sunset, The Sight, Dark River, Outcast, Eclipse, Long Shadows, Sunrise, The Fourth Apprentice, Fading Echoes, Night Whispers, Sign of the Moon, The Forgotten Warrior, Secrets of the Clans, Cats of the Clans, Code of the Clans, Battles of the Clans, The Lost Warrior, Warrior's Refuge, Warrior's Return, Into the Woods, Escape from the Forest, Return to the Clans, Shattered Peace, A Clan in Need, The Heart of a Warrior

• Into the Wild - Rusty is about to catch a mouse when his bell jingles and the mouse gets away.^[135] Later Firepaw catches his first prey: a mouse.^[136]
• A Dangerous Path - Brightpaw is seen eating a mouse while Cloudpaw asks her to go on a hunting patrol with him.^[69] Later, Longtail instructs Swiftpaw to practice listening for mice and voles, while Fireheart spots and a mouse nibbling on a seed in some brittle grass stems and kills it.^[129]
• The Darkest Hour - Sorrelkit wanted to catch a mouse so she went hunting, but ended up following Darkstripe, meeting with Blackfoot. However, Darkstripe saw her, and he fed her deathberries in order for her to keep quiet.^[137]

Wood MiceEdit

Wood Mouse Description: Look like normal mice, but have longer, larger ears and a long, narrow snout. Highest Level of Classification: Genus: Mus Book Mentions: Into The Wild, Fire and Ice, The Sight

Rats Edit

Rat*[138] Description: Small rodents with long bald tails and fur that ranges from gray-brown through black, About 25 cm[139] Highest Level of Classification: Genus: Rattus Book Mentions: Crookedstar's Promise, Firestar's Quest, SkyClan's Destiny, Into the Wild, Fire and Ice, Rising Storm, Moonrise, Dawn, Outcast, Fading Echoes, Secrets of the Clans, Cats of the Clans, Warrior's Return

• Into the Wild - After coming back from the Moonstone, Firepaw, Graypaw, Ravenpaw, Tigerclaw and Bluestar encounter some rats, which causes Bluestar to loose a life. Barley saves them.^[140]
• Rising Storm - Littlecloud says that an apprentice brought back a rat from the Carrionplace, and everyone started eating rats. Soon illness devoured the entire Clan, and Nightstar and Cinderfur were some of the cats that died.^[141]
• Midnight - The cats on the journey are attacked by rats near a trash dump in a big Twolegplace. Tawnypelt gets an infected bite on her shoulder, and limps painfully for most of the time, but Squirrelpaw and Midnight heal her.^[142]

TriviaEdit

• Although the terms pigeon and dove can be used interchangably, in Rising Storm, Fireheart gets mad at Cloudpaw telling him that he caught a pigeon, not a dove.^[57]

QuotesEdit

End of Spoiler Warning

References and CitationsEdit

1. ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild , page 21
2. ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild , page 60
3. ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild , page 87
4. ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild , page 64
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Revealed in Fire and Ice , page 120
6. ↑ Revealed in Warrior's Return , page 18
7. ↑ Revealed in Fire and Ice , page 143
8. ↑ Revealed in Fire and Ice , page 258
9. ↑ Revealed in Code of the Clans , pages 46-47
10. ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild , page 90
11. ↑ Revealed in Forest of Secrets , page 140
12. ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild , page 275
13. ↑ Revealed in Fire and Ice , page 217
14. ↑ Revealed in Fire and Ice , page 56
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} Revealed in The Darkest Hour , page 159
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1} Revealed in Into the Wild , page 86
17. ↑ Revealed in Forest of Secrets , page 224
18. ↑ Revealed in A Dangerous Path , page 75
19. ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild , page 258
20. ↑ Received from wikipedia.org
21. ↑ Revealed in Starlight , page 44
22. ↑ Revealed in Starlight , pages 40-44
23. ↑ Revealed in Secrets of the Clans , page 58
24. ↑ Revealed in Into the Woods , page 24
25. ↑ Received from wikipedia.com
26. ↑ Revealed in Starlight , pages 40-41
27. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.com
28. ↑ Revealed in Outcast , page 221
29. ↑ Revealed in Moonrise , page 67
30. ↑ Revealed in Dawn , page 291
31. ↑ Revealed in Outcast , page 196
32. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.org
33. ↑ Revealed in A Dangerous Path , page 95
34. ↑ Revealed in Moonrise , page 141
35. ↑ Revealed in Midnight , page 147
36. ↑ Revealed in Moonrise , page 140
37. ↑ Revealed in Dawn , page 173
38. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.org
39. ↑ Revealed in Moonrise , page 139
40. ↑ Revealed in Dawn , pages 290-291
41. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.com
42. ↑ ^{42.0 42.1} Revealed in Into the Wild , page 95
43. ↑ Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise , page 382
44. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.org
45. ↑ Revealed in Rising Storm , page 131
46. ↑ Revealed in Forest of Secrets , page 200
47. ↑ Revealed in Dark River , page 39
48. ↑ Revealed in Outcast , page 66
49. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.org
50. ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild , page 25
51. ↑ Revealed in Rising Storm , pages 15-16
52. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.com and allaboutbirds.org
53. ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild , pages 115-116
54. ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild , page 115
55. ↑ Revealed in Dark River , page 33
56. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.org
57. ↑ ^{57.0 57.1 57.2} Revealed in Rising Storm , page 8
58. ↑ Revealed in Rising Storm , page 54
59. ↑ Revealed in A Dangerous Path , page 27
60. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.org
61. ↑ Revealed in Forest of Secrets , page 91
62. ↑ Revealed in Rising Storm , page 109
63. ↑ Revealed in Midnight , page 10
64. ↑ Revealed in Midnight , pages 116-117
65. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.org
66. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.org
67. ↑ Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise , page 10
68. ↑ Revealed in Forest of Secrets , page 300
69. ↑ ^{69.0 69.1 69.2} Revealed in A Dangerous Path , page 28
70. ↑ ^{70.0 70.1} Revealed in A Dangerous Path , page 37
71. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.org
72. ↑ Revealed in Dawn , page 151
73. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.org
74. ↑ Revealed in The Sight , page 11
75. ↑ Revealed in Dark River , page 29
76. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.org
77. ↑ Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise , page 455
78. ↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy , page 408
79. ↑ Revealed in Firestar's Quest , page 178
80. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.org
81. ↑ Revealed in Forest of Secrets , page 93
82. ↑ Revealed in Forest of Secrets , page 178
83. ↑ Revealed in A Dangerous Path , page 29
84. ↑ Revealed in The Darkest Hour , page 21
85. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.org
86. ↑ Revealed in Shattered Peace , page 66
87. ↑ Revealed in The Heart of a Warrior , page 31
88. ↑ Revealed from wikipedia.org
89. ↑ ^{89.0 89.1} Revealed in Into the Wild , page 11
90. ↑ Revealed in Starlight , page 214
91. ↑ Revealed in Dark River , page 28
92. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.org
93. ↑ Revealed in Rising Storm , page 3
94. ↑ Code of the Clans, Page 71
95. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.org
96. ↑ Revealed in Rising Storm , page 167
97. ↑ Revealed in Forest of Secrets , page 134
98. ↑ Revealed in A Dangerous Path , page 35
99. ↑ Revealed in Midnight , page 235
100. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.org
101. ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild , page 74
102. ↑ Revealed in Rising Storm , page 117
103. ↑ Revealed in The Darkest Hour , page 160
104. ↑ Information retrieved from esf.edu
105. ↑ Revealed in Dark River , pages 91-92
106. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.org
107. ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild , page 49
108. ↑ Revealed in The Darkest Hour , page 129
109. ↑ Revealed in A Dangerous Path , pages 33-34
110. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.org
111. ↑ Information retrieved from answers.encyclopedia.com
112. ↑ Revealed in Moonrise , page 262
113. ↑ Revealed in Eclipse , page 8
114. ↑ Revealed in Sign of the Moon , page 258
115. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.org
116. ↑ Revealed in SkyClan's Destiny , page 60
117. ↑ Revealed in Sunrise , page 211
118. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.org
119. ↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy , page 37
120. ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild , page 131
121. ↑ Revealed in A Dangerous Path , page 84
122. ↑ Information retrieved for wikipedia.org
123. ↑ Revealed in Firestar's Quest , page 191
124. ↑ Revealed in Secrets of the Clans , page 55
125. ↑ Revealed in Code of the Clans , page 2
126. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.org
127. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.org
128. ↑ Revealed in Rising Storm , page 115
129. ↑ ^{129.0 129.1} Revealed in A Dangerous Path , page 31
130. ↑ Revealed in A Dangerous Path , page 40
131. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.org
132. ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild , pages 74-75
133. ↑ Revealed in A Dangerous Path , page 182
134. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.org
135. ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild , page 8
136. ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild , page 68
137. ↑ Revealed in The Darkest Hour , page 111
138. ↑ It should be noted that rats are not often consumed by Clan cats, as they usually contain disease, especially the rats at Carrionplace in the old forest.
139. ↑ Information retrieved from wikipedia.org
140. ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild , page 186
141. ↑ Revealed in Rising Storm , page 94
142. ↑ Revealed in Midnight , page 294