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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
Bambusa sp. Bamboo India
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Energy, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction, Conservation Management Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2020 2 years 3 months ago
Ophiocordyceps sinensis Himalayan (or Chinese) caterpillar fungus Bhutan, Nepal, China
VU
Vulnerable
Medicine and hygiene, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2018 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
Cuora amboinensis Southeast Asian box turtle, Kura Katap Malaysia
EN
Endangered
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Keeping/companionship/display, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Cacatua sulphurea Yellow-crested cockatoo, Lesser sulphur-crested cockatoo, Kakatua-kecil jambul-kuning Indonesia
CR
Critically Endangered
Keeping/companionship/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Gonystylus bancanus ramin tree Malaysia
CR
Critically Endangered
Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Aquilaria malaccensis Agarwood, Gaharu, Aloeswood, Eaglewood Malaysia
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Aromatherapy, burnt offerings, incense. Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Cibotium barometz golden moss Viet Nam
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Nardostachys grandiflora Jatamans, Indian nard, Balchhad, Bulthe, mushkbala Nepal
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Hippocampus spp. Seahorses Indonesia
Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources No, sustainability not determined 2018 2 years 3 months ago
Pterocarpus santalinus red sanders, red sandalwood India
EN
Endangered
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Energy, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 2012 1 year 5 months ago
Cycas circinalis Jangli madan must ka phul; India
EN
Endangered
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Materials and construction Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild No, sustainability not determined 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Gonystylus spp. Ramin Indonesia
Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered sustainable 2011 1 year 5 months ago
Gonystylus spp. Ramin Indonesia
Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting No, sustainability not determined 2011 1 year 5 months ago
Gonystylus bancanus ramin tree Malaysia
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Energy, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting No, sustainability not determined 2015 1 year 5 months ago
Gonystylus spp. Ramin Malaysia
Scientific Research Logging and/or Wood Harvesting No, sustainability not determined 2014 1 year 5 months ago
Sphyrna lewini Scalloped hammerhead shark Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean - eastern, Indian Ocean - western
CR
Critically Endangered
Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2014 1 year 5 months ago
Carcharhinus falciformis Silky shark Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean - western
VU
Vulnerable
Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources No, sustainability not determined 2014 1 year 5 months ago
Nardostachys grandiflora Jatamasi Nepal
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2018 1 year 5 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
Pongo abelii Sumatran Orangutan Indonesia
CR
Critically Endangered
Keeping/companionship/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2009 2 years 3 months ago
Aerodramus fuciphagus Edible-nest swiftlet Malaysia
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene Ranching, farming or cultivation or wild species No, sustainability not determined 2017 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
Pteropus vampyrus Large Flying-fox Philippines
Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2021 2 years 3 months ago
Vanda coerulea blue vanda Thailand
Keeping/companionship/display, Learning and education, Decorative and aesthetic, Recreation, Conservation Management Cultivation Yes, considered sustainable 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Cuora amboinensis Southeast Asian box turtle, Kura Kura Indonesia
EN
Endangered
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Keeping/companionship/display, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Pterocarpus santalinus red Sander tree India
EN
Endangered
Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction, Conservation Management Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 2019 1 year 5 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 6 months ago
Gekko gecko Tokay gecko Indonesia
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2023 1 year 6 months ago
Dalbergia cochinchinensis Siamese rosewood Viet Nam
CR
Critically Endangered
Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 1 year 6 months ago
Rhynchobatus australiae Bottlenose wedgefish Indonesia, Indian Ocean - eastern
CR
Critically Endangered
Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 1 year 6 months ago
Sphyrna lewini Scalloped hammerhead shark Indonesia, Indian Ocean - western
CR
Critically Endangered
Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources No, sustainability not determined 2023 1 year 6 months ago
Isurus oxyrinchus Shortfin mako shark Indonesia, Indian Ocean - eastern
EN
Endangered
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 1 year 6 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
Scoliodon laticaudus Spadenosed shark, Dog shark Bangladesh
NT
Near Threatened
Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2015 2 years 2 months ago
Neofelis nebulosa Clouded leopard Myanmar
VU
Vulnerable
Collection/display, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2010 2 years 2 months ago
Panthera pardus Leopard Myanmar
VU
Vulnerable
Collection/display, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2010 2 years 2 months ago
Panthera tigris Tiger Myanmar
EN
Endangered
Collection/display, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2010 2 years 2 months ago
Crocodylus novaeguineae New Guinea crocodile, Irian freshwater crocodile Indonesia
LC
Least Concern
Keeping/companionship/display, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Adults hunted from wild for skins, hatchlings taken live and sent to ranching farms. Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2020 2 years 2 months ago
Auxis spp. Bonitos Indonesia
Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2021 2 years 2 months ago
Vespa basalis Black-bellied hornet India
Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2019 2 years 2 months ago
Laccifer lacca Lac beetle, Lac bug Indonesia
Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction, Other -- Produces shellac resin, used in paints and varnishes, cosmetics, food additive, candles, electrical wire insulation and textiles Collecting or harvesting parts or products from wild animals (e.g., eggs, wild honey, vicuna fibre) Yes, considered unsustainable 2019 2 years 2 months ago
Ophiocordyceps sinensis Chinese caterpillar fungus, yartsa gunbu Nepal
VU
Vulnerable
Medicine and hygiene, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild No, sustainability not determined 2014 2 years 3 months ago
Varanus salvator Water monitor Indonesia
Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2020 2 years 3 months ago
Pseudois nayaur Blue sheep, Baharal Nepal
LC
Least Concern
Collection/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2015 2 years 3 months ago
Hemitragus jemlahicus Himalayan tahr Nepal
NT
Near Threatened
Collection/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2015 2 years 3 months ago
Varanus salvator Asian water monitor, Common water monitor Malaysia
LC
Least Concern
Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2019 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
Commiphora wightii Gugal, Guggul, Mukul India
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Energy, Decorative and aesthetic Other -- Resin tapping Yes, considered unsustainable 2018 2 years 2 months ago
Apis dorsata Asian honey bee Indonesia
Food and feed Collecting or harvesting parts or products from wild animals (e.g., eggs, wild honey, vicuna fibre) No, sustainability not determined 2020 2 years 2 months ago
Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper India, Pakistan
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2016 8 months 2 weeks ago
Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy Shellduck India
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2023 8 months 2 weeks ago
Anas acuta Northern Pintail India
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2023 8 months 2 weeks ago
Anser anser Greylag Goose India
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2023 8 months 2 weeks ago
Coturnix coturnix Common quail India
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2019 8 months 2 weeks ago
Anser anser Greylag Goose India
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2018 8 months 2 weeks ago
Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed Lark, Short-toed Lark India
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2019 8 months 2 weeks ago
Nardostachys jatamansi Spikenard Nepal
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2022 8 months ago
Malayopython reticulatus Reticulated Python Indonesia
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Collecting or harvesting parts or products from wild animals (e.g., eggs, wild honey, vicuna fibre) not recorded 2022 8 months ago
Varanus salvator Asian Water Monitor Malaysia
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Collecting or harvesting parts or products from wild animals (e.g., eggs, wild honey, vicuna fibre) Yes, considered sustainable 2022 8 months ago
Eremopterix griseus Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark Nepal
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 8 months ago
Emberiza aureola Yellow-breasted Bunting Nepal
CR
Critically Endangered
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 8 months ago
Ploceus philippinus Baya Weaver Nepal
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 8 months ago
Prinia socialis Ashy Prinia Nepal
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 8 months ago
Emberiza melanocephala Black-headed Bunting Nepal
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 8 months ago
Emberiza spodocephala Black-faced Bunting Nepal
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 8 months ago
Emberiza spodocephala Black-faced Bunting Nepal
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 8 months ago
Acrocephalus dumetorum Blyth’s Reed Warbler Nepal
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 8 months ago
Carpodacus erythrinus Common Rosefinch Nepal
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 8 months ago
Saxicola torquatus Common Stonechat Nepal
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 8 months ago
Luscinia svecica Bluethroat Nepal
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 8 months ago
Mirafra assamica Bengal Bushlark Nepal
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 8 months ago
Anthus hodgsoni Olive-backed Pipit Nepal
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 8 months ago
Euodice malabarica Indian Silverbill Nepal
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 8 months ago
Passer domesticus House Sparrow Nepal
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 8 months ago
Anthus rufulus Paddyfield Pipit Nepal
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 8 months ago
Emberiza lathami Crested Bunting Nepal
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 8 months ago
Emberiza pusilla Little Bunting Nepal
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 8 months ago
Saxicola caprata Pied Bushchat Nepal
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 8 months ago
Alauda gulgula Oriental Skylark Nepal
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 8 months ago
Lonchura punctulata Scaly-breasted Munia Nepal
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 8 months ago
Pycnonotus cafer Red-vented Bulbul Nepal
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 8 months ago
Lonchura malacca Tricoulered Munia Nepal
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 8 months ago
Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit Nepal
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 8 months ago
Prinia inornata Plain Prinia Nepal
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 8 months ago
Anthus roseatus Rosy Pipit Nepal
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 8 months ago
Elephas maximus Elephant India
EN
Endangered
Other -- Killed in human-wildlife conflicts; animals destroyed crops or killed humans (elephants) Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2010 7 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
Haliaeetus leucoryphus Pallas’s Fish-Eagle India
EN
Endangered
Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2015 6 months 3 weeks ago