We don’t need to discuss œcology here. The confusion is as to whether Lorne is speaking literally or figuratively:
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Munch is similar to Abe in that he is also hanging at the bottom of the food chain.
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I favour the interpretation that Abe and Munch are both screwed by the industrial races; yet I’ve never heard this description being applied to Squeek. Obviously it’s true, figuratively, because that’s who the Oddworld Quintology heroes are, but I can’t think of what source is being taken literally.