predatory animal vs creature

predatory animal and creature both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
predatory animal	Yes	No	No	No
creature	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, creature is a hypernym of predatory animal; that is, creature is a word with a broader meaning than predatory animal:

Other hypernyms of predatory animal include animal, animate being, beast, brute, fauna.

predatory animal (noun)	creature (noun)
any animal that lives by preying on other animals	a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
	a living being
	a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else