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
Manis pentadactyla Chinese Pangolin China
CR
Critically Endangered
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2001 1 year 1 month ago
Moschus berezovskii Forest Musk Deer China
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Other -- Offer for sale Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2001 1 year 1 month ago
Gekkonidae Common geckos China
LC
Least Concern
 Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2001 1 year 1 month ago
Dopasia harti Hart's Glass Lizard China
LC
Least Concern
 Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2001 1 year 1 month 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 8 months ago
Cibotium barometz Golden chicken fern, Golden hair dog fern, Scythian lamb, Jinmao Gou, Jinmao Gouji, Huanggoutou China
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2008 1 year 10 months ago
Macaca mulatta Rhesus monkey, Mihou China
LC
Least Concern
 Medicine and hygiene Ranching, farming or cultivation or wild species Yes, considered sustainable 2008 1 year 9 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 9 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 6 hours ago