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
Trachypithecus phayrei Phayre’s langur, Phayre's leaf-monkey Myanmar
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2020 2 years 3 months ago
Elephas maximus Asian elephant Myanmar
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed, Collection/display, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2018 2 years 4 months ago
Hystrix brachyura Malayan porcupine Indonesia
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Keeping/companionship/display, Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2021 2 years 3 months ago
Manis crassicaudata Indian pangolin India
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2018 2 years 3 months ago
Sus barbatus Bearded pig Malaysia
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2022 2 years 3 months ago
Nycticebus coucang Greater slow loris Indonesia
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Keeping/companionship/display, Learning and education, Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2010 2 years 3 months ago
Macaca fascicularis long-tailed macaque Indonesia
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Keeping/companionship/display, Learning and education, Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2010 2 years 3 months ago
Tamiops mcclellandii Himalayan striped squirrel India
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2013 7 months ago