Species Use Database

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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
Luciola cruciata Genji firefly Japan
Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Recreation, Conservation Management Watching/experiencing terrestrial, aerial, or aquatic fauna and flora in the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2019 2 years 7 months ago
Pyrocoelia rufa Muju Firefly Korea, Republic of
Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Recreation, Conservation Management Watching/experiencing terrestrial, aerial, or aquatic fauna and flora in the wild No, sustainability not determined 2021 2 years 7 months ago
Bletilla striata Baiji, Purple Ground Orchid, Bletilla Tuber China
Medicine and hygiene, Keeping/companionship/display Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild No, sustainability not determined 2025 1 month ago
Gastrodia elata Tianma China
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene Cultivation not recorded 2025 5 days 12 hours ago