animal vs animate being

animal and animate being both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
animal	Yes	Yes	No	No
animate being	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, animal and animate being are synonyms defined as:

animal and animate being: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

Other synonyms of animal include beast, brute, creature, fauna.

animal (noun)	animate being (noun)
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement	a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

animal (adjective)	animate being (adjective)
marked by the appetites and passions of the body