prey vs creature

prey and creature both are nouns.

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

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

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

prey (noun)	creature (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	a living being
	a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else

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