prey vs animal

prey and animal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prey	Yes	No	Yes	No
animal	Yes	Yes	No	No

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

Other hypernyms of prey include animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna.

prey (noun)	animal (noun)
animal hunted or caught for food	a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

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

prey (verb)	animal (verb)
profit from in an exploitatory manner
prey on or hunt for