animate being vs animal

animate being and animal both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of animate being include beast, brute, creature, fauna.

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

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