Species Use Database

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Dive into the database and discover which species are being used, where and how.
What is it being used for? Is the use sustainable?
Is the species in use threatend with extinction?

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Target species scientific name Common name(s) Geographic location IUCN Red List status Purpose(s) of end use Practice of use Record considered ecologically sustainable / unsustainable Publication date Entered
Pericopsis elata Afromosia, Assamela Cameroon
EN
Endangered
 Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered sustainable 2009 1 year 7 months ago
Pericopsis elata Afromosia Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
EN
Endangered
 Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered sustainable 2014 1 year 7 months ago
Mobula hypostoma lesser devil ray Atlantic - western central
EN
Endangered
 Recreation, Other -- live export to aquariums for public display of live animals Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2018 1 year 7 months ago
Isurus oxyrinchus shortfin mako shark Pacific - eastern central, Pacific - northeast, Pacific - northwest, Pacific - southeast, Pacific - southwest, Pacific - western central
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed, Recreation, Other -- by-catch Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2019 1 year 7 months ago
Rhincodon typus Whale shark Pacific - northwest
EN
Endangered
 Recreation, Conservation Management Watching/experiencing terrestrial, aerial, or aquatic fauna and flora in the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2019 2 years 5 months ago
Macaca fascicularis Crab-eating macaque, Shixiehou China
EN
Endangered
 Medicine and hygiene Ranching, farming or cultivation or wild species Yes, considered sustainable 2008 1 year 6 months ago
Ceratozamia mirandae cycad Mexico
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed, Keeping/companionship/display, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Conservation Management Cultivation Yes, considered sustainable 2008 1 year 6 months ago
Macaca fascicularis long-tailed macaque Indonesia
EN
Endangered
 Scientific Research Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2023 1 year 7 months ago
Isurus oxyrinchus shortfin mako shark Pacific - southwest
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed, Collection/display, Scientific Research, Decorative and aesthetic, Recreation Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2019 1 year 7 months ago
Loxodonta africana African savanna elephant Botswana
EN
Endangered
 Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2019 2 years 5 months ago
Loxodonta africana African Elephant Zimbabwe
EN
Endangered
 Collection/display, Decorative and aesthetic, Recreation, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2019 9 months 2 weeks ago
Neophron percnopterus Egyptian Vulture Greece, Spain, Egypt, Mediterranean and Black Sea
EN
Endangered
 Learning and education, Scientific Research, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Cultural / Spiritual Yes, considered sustainable 9 months 1 week ago