 Carnivores may alternatively be classified according to the percentage of meat in their diet.The diet of a hypercarnivore consists of more than 70% meat, that of a mesocarnivore 30–70%, and that of a hypocarnivore less than 30%, with the balance consisting of non-animal foods such as fruits, other plant material, or fungi.Obligate or "true" carnivores are those whose diet requires nutrients found only in animal flesh.