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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
Acer saccharum Sugar maple United States
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2016 2 years 8 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 6 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 6 months ago
Pagophilus groenlandicus Harp seal Canada, Greenland, Arctic Sea
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2020 2 years 8 months ago
Alligator mississippiensis American alligator United States
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Collection/display, Decorative and aesthetic, Recreation, Conservation Management, Other -- Principally the use of skins, traded in the leather industry Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2021 2 years 6 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 6 months ago
Panthera leo Lion, African lion Zimbabwe
VU
Vulnerable
 Collection/display, Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2006 2 years 6 months ago
Panthera leo Lion, African lion Zimbabwe
VU
Vulnerable
 Collection/display, Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2007 2 years 6 months ago
Auxis spp. Bonitos Indonesia
Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2021 2 years 6 months ago
Anguilla rostrata American eel Canada
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Recreation, Conservation Management Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources No, sustainability not determined 2016 2 years 6 months ago
Pleurotus sp. Oyster mushroom Zimbabwe
Food and feed Cultivation No, sustainability not determined 2019 2 years 6 months ago
Rhynchophorus palmarum South American palm weevil Peru
Food and feed Ranching, farming or cultivation or wild species Yes, considered sustainable 2018 2 years 6 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 6 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 6 months ago
Tuber melanosporum black truffle Spain
Food and feed, Collection/display, Recreation, Other -- 'Mycotourism' is a newly emerging branch of ecotourism Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2017 2 years 6 months ago
Morchella spp. Morel mushroom Pakistan
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2022 2 years 6 months ago
Pinctada margaritifera Black lip oyster, Pearl oyster Pacific - southwest
Decorative and aesthetic Ranching, farming or cultivation or wild species Yes, considered sustainable 2016 2 years 6 months ago
Lophophora williamsii Peyote cactus United States
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Recreation, Other -- Used in religious Navajo sacraments - eaten or drunk as tea. Contains mescaline causing euphoria. Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2012 2 years 7 months ago
Cephalophus callipygus Peter's duiker
Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2 years 8 months ago
Laminaria hyperborea Brown kelp Norway
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2011 2 years 7 months ago
Chionoecetes opilio Snow crab Norway
Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2018 2 years 7 months ago
Paralithodes camtchaticus Red King crab Norway
Food and feed, Conservation Management Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2018 2 years 7 months ago
Alces alces Moose Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2021 2 years 7 months ago
Tuber melanosporum European black truffle Spain
Food and feed Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2018 2 years 7 months ago
Alces alces Moose Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2018 2 years 7 months ago
Procambarus zonangulus Red swamp crayfish, Red swamp crawfish United States
DD
Data Deficient
 Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2022 2 years 7 months ago
Nyctereutes procyonoides Raccoon dog
Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2 years 8 months ago
Procambarus clarkii Red swamp crayfish China
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed Ranching, farming or cultivation or wild species Yes, considered sustainable 2022 2 years 7 months ago
Astrochelys yniphora Ploughshare tortoise Madagascar
CR
Critically Endangered
 Keeping/companionship/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2020 2 years 7 months ago
Lemur catta Ring-tailed lemur Madagascar
EN
Endangered
 Keeping/companionship/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2019 2 years 7 months ago
Octopus vulgaris Common Octopus, Polvo-comum Greece
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2021 2 years 7 months ago
Octopus vulgaris Common Octopus, Polvo-comum Italy
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2021 2 years 7 months ago
Octopus maya Maya octopus Mexico
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2019 2 years 7 months ago
Robinia pseudoacacia Black locust Italy
LC
Least Concern
 Energy Logging and/or Wood Harvesting No, sustainability not determined 2015 2 years 7 months ago
Carettochelys insculpta Pig-nosed turtle Palau
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2011 2 years 7 months ago
Chelydra serpentina) Snapping turtle United States
Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2017 2 years 7 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 7 months ago
Pelophylax caralitanus Anatolian water frog, Beyşehir Frog Turkey
NT
Near Threatened
 Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2021 2 years 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 months ago
Delphinapterus leucas Beluga whale Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2013 2 years 7 months ago
Gadus morhua Atlantic cod Norway
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed, Conservation Management Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2021 2 years 7 months ago
Monodon monoceros Narwhal Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2013 2 years 7 months ago
Monodon monoceros Narwhal Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2022 2 years 7 months ago
Ursus americanus American black bear United States
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Collection/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2022 2 years 7 months ago
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry Finland
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Recreation, Other -- Family tradition Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2013 2 years 7 months ago
Arctonyx collaris Greater hog badger China
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2015 2 years 8 months ago
Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed deer Mexico
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2021 2 years 8 months ago
Boswellia spp. Frankincense, Oilbanum Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda
Medicine and hygiene, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Fragrance manufacturing chiefly for incense and perfumery Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2019 2 years 6 months ago
Zanthoxylum chalybeum Knob wood, Oloisuki, Mkunungu Tanzania, United Republic of
LC
Least Concern
 Medicine and hygiene, Energy Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2020 2 years 6 months ago
Ceratotherium simum spp. simium Southern white rhinoceros South Africa
Medicine and hygiene, Collection/display Ranching, farming or cultivation or wild species Yes, considered sustainable 2022 2 years 8 months ago
Vitellaria paradoxa Shea tree Uganda
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic Cultivation Yes, considered sustainable 2012 2 years 6 months ago
Megadyptes antipodes Yellow-eyed Penguin New Zealand
EN
Endangered
 Learning and education, Recreation Watching/experiencing terrestrial, aerial, or aquatic fauna and flora in the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2019 2 years 6 months ago
Anomalocardia flexuosa venus clam Brazil
Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources No, sustainability not determined 2021 2 years 6 months ago
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng United States
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2018 2 years 6 months ago
Vaccinium angustifolium wild blueberry United States
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene Cultivation Yes, considered sustainable 2020 2 years 6 months ago
Azadirachta indica Neem Ghana
LC
Least Concern
 Energy Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered sustainable 2005 2 years 6 months ago
Paracentrotus lividus Purple sea urchin Italy
Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources No, sustainability not determined 2016 2 years 6 months ago
Betula pendula Silver Birch Finland
LC
Least Concern
 Medicine and hygiene, Energy, Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered sustainable 2020 2 years 8 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 6 months ago
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis Green sea urchin Arctic Sea
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Conservation Management Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2020 2 years 6 months ago
Limonium carolinianum Carolina Sea Lavender Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Decorative and aesthetic, Recreation Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2002 2 years 6 months ago
Micropterus salmoides Largemouth bass United States
LC
Least Concern
 Recreation Other -- Catch-Release recreational fishing Yes, considered sustainable 2018 2 years 6 months ago
Tricholoma matsutake Matsusake mushroom, [Literally 'pine mushroom' in Japanese] China
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2008 2 years 6 months ago
Anguilla japonica Japanese eel Japan
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed, Conservation Management Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2021 2 years 6 months ago
Onoclea struthiopteris Ostrich fern, [aka: Matteuccia struthiopteris - this study] Japan
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2013 2 years 6 months ago
Anguilla anguilla European eel Czechia
CR
Critically Endangered
 Food and feed, Recreation, Conservation Management Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2022 2 years 6 months ago
Rumohra adiantiformis Leather fern, Lethaerleaf fern Brazil
LC
Least Concern
 Decorative and aesthetic Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2010 2 years 6 months ago
Epinephelus spp. Groupers Pacific - southwest
Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2007 2 years 8 months ago
Ascophyllum nodosum Rockweed Canada, United States
Other -- Fertilizer, Soil amendment Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2012 2 years 6 months ago
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 6 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 6 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 6 months ago
Panulirus homarus Scalloped spiny lobster Oman
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2019 2 years 8 months ago
Python regius Ball python Togo
NT
Near Threatened
 Keeping/companionship/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2020 2 years 8 months ago
Carduelis spp and Fringilla spp. Finches Italy, Malta
Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2020 2 years 8 months ago
Swietenia macrophylla Big leaf mahogany Mexico
VU
Vulnerable
 Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting No, sustainability not determined 2022 2 years 8 months ago
Ursus maritimus Polar bear Canada
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed, Collection/display, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2009 2 years 8 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 8 months ago
Apis mellifera (scutellata) (African) Honey bee Nigeria
Food and feed Collecting or harvesting parts or products from wild animals (e.g., eggs, wild honey, vicuna fibre) Yes, considered sustainable 2012 2 years 8 months ago
Gorilla beringei Mountain gorilla Rwanda
CR
Critically Endangered
 Recreation Watching/experiencing terrestrial, aerial, or aquatic fauna and flora in the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2021 2 years 8 months ago
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos Grey reef shark Pacific - southwest
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources No, sustainability not determined 2018 2 years 8 months ago
Senegalia senegal Acacia Senegal Sudan
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Energy, Materials and construction Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 6 days 17 hours ago
Orchis militaris Military orchid Greece
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild No, sustainability not determined 2016 3 months ago
Orchis mascula Early purple orchid Greece
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild No, sustainability not determined 2016 3 weeks 3 days ago
Vachellia seyal Shittah Tree, Red Acacia Sudan
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Energy, Materials and construction Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 6 days 16 hours ago
Calendula officinalis Calendula United Kingdom
Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2025 6 days 11 hours ago
Chamaemelum nobile Chamomile United Kingdom
Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2025 6 days 10 hours ago
Centaurea cyanus Cornflower United Kingdom
Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2025 6 days 10 hours ago
Ribes nigrum Blackcurrant United Kingdom
Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2025 6 days 14 hours ago
Stellaria media Chickweed United Kingdom
Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2025 6 days 10 hours ago
Bellis perennis Daisy United Kingdom
Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2025 6 days 10 hours ago
Myrica gale Bog Myrtle United Kingdom
Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2025 6 days 11 hours ago
Althaea officinalis Marsh Mallow United Kingdom
Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2025 6 days 10 hours ago
Plantago lanceolata Plantain United Kingdom
Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2025 6 days 10 hours ago
Trifolium pratense RedClover United Kingdom
Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2025 6 days 10 hours ago