S. no | Animal names/local name | Family/class | Phylum | Ethnozoological uses |
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01 | Acridotheres gigninianus/Kattar, Bank Myna. | Sturnidae/Aves | Chordata | It is captured and used as pet. It is trained and used to speak like parrot. It is also used as alarming bird against snakes, mongoose, jackal etc. |
02 | Acridotheres tristis/Kattar, Common Myna | Sturnidae/Aves | Chordata | It is captured and used as pet. It is trained and used to speak like parrot. It is also used as alarming bird against snakes, mongoose, jackal etc. |
03 | Alectoris chukar/Chakor | Phasianidae/Aves | Chordata | Hunted for meat and for fun. Stuffed chakor is also used for ornamentation. It is also used as sports bird for partridge fight. |
04 | Amphisema stolatum | Coloubridae/Reptilia | Chordata | Used as pet by jugglers. |
05 | Anas platyrhynchos/Batukh | Anatidae/Aves | Chordata | Kept in houses and used for meat and eggs. |
06 | Apis mellifera /Shehd di makhi | Drosiphilidae/Insecta | Arthropoda | Honey is not only used as food but also used for a number of medicinal values. Wax is used for making candles and articles for ornamentation. Empty honey comb is also used in interior decoration. |
07 | Bos tarus/Gaan, cow | Bovidae/Mammalia | Chordata | Used as pet for milk and meat. Milk is also used to make curd, cheese, butter and deesi ghee. They are also used in ploughing fields, in Raahatt for water-well, in carts etc. Bulls are used in bull race. Dung is used as fertilizer. Hides are used in leather industry. |
08 | Bubalus bubalis/Buffalo, Munj, Bheins | Bovidae/Mammalia | Chordata | Used as pet for milk and meat. Milk is also used to make curd, cheese, butter and deesi ghee. Hides are used in leather industry. Dung in used as fertilizer. Curved hornes are used as decoration article. Bones are used in making utensil handles. |
09 | Bunglaris spp/Sang choor, Krait | Elapidae/Reptilia | Chordata | Deadliest poisonous snake, its venome is used for production of anti-venome. |
10 | Calotes versicolor/Rat-mundia | Agamidae/Reptilia | Chordata | Often hunted and kept by jugglers to attract people. |
11 | Camelus dromedaries/Oont, Dachi, Camel | Camelidae/Mammalia | Chordata | Used as pet animal for carriage and also used for meat. Its meat is salty. Its milk is used for the treatment of Hepatitis B and C. |
12 | Canis lupus familiaris/Kutta, Dog | Canidae/Mammalia | Chordata | Used as pet animal for dog fight, dog race, for monitoring and alarming at home. |
13 | Capra hircus/Bakri, Goat | Bovidae/Mammalia | Chordata | Used as cattle for milk and meat. Its hide is used in making leather articles. Its milk is preferred for infants. |
14 | Catla Catla/Machli, Thaila | Cyrinidae/Actinopteriygii | Chordata | Used as food after cooking. Its oil is used in joint pain. Scales are used in paintings with glue and paint spray. |
15 | Chana marulius/Sap machli, Saul | Chanidae/Osteichthyes | Chordata | Used as food. Its oil is used in joint pain. |
16 | Cirrhinus mrigala/Mori | Cyprinidae/Actinopterygii | Chordata | Used as food after cooking. Scales are used in paintings with glue and paint spray. Its oil is also used in joint pain. |
17 | Clupisoma naziri/Bachwa | Shilbeidae/ | Chordata | Used as food after cooking. Its oil is used in joint pain. Scales are used in paintings with glue and paint spray. |
18 | Columba livia/Kabootar, Pigeon | Columbidae/Aves | Chordata | Kept as pet birds and used for meat. Its is also given to patient for treatment of paralysis. It is also used for early onset of puberty in young girls. Its a sports bird and used in pigeon race. Its feathers are used in decoration articles, dolls and in shuttle cocks. |
19 | Corvus splendens/Kaan, Kawwa | Corvidae/Aves | Chordata | Presence of this bird at home is said to be an indication for arrival of some guests. |
20 | Cyprinius carpia/Gulfam | Cyprinidae/ | Chordata | Used as food after cooking. Its oil is used in joint pain. Scales are used in paintings with glue and paint spray. |
21 | Danus plexipus /Butterfly, Tittlee | Nymphalidae/Insecta | Arthropoda | Preserved forms are used in horticulture. |
22 | Dendrocitta vagabunda/Kamadi Kukkarh | Corvidae/Aves | Chordata | Kept as pet and used for meat. |
23 | Echis carinatus/ghoona, krait | Viperidae/Reptilia | Chordata | Captured by some people to sell to snake charmers or to bio-medical laboratories for anti-venome production. |
24 | Equs asinus Xe. Cabalus/Khachar, Mule | Equidae | Chordata | Uses for carriage purpose. |
25 | Equs caballus/Horse, Gorha | Equidae/Mammalia | Chordata | It is used as pet animal. It is used for carriage, horse-race, naiza-bazi etc. |
26 | Equus asinus/Khoota, Gaddha, Donkey | Equidae/Mammalia | Chordata | Kept as pet animal and used for carriage purpose. |
27 | Eryx johani/Domoi | Boidae/Reptilia | Chordata | Biological control for Mus musculus etc. Which destroy crops. |
28 | Felis silverstris ornate/Cat, Billi | Felidae/Mammalia | Chordata | Kept as pet and controls mouse and lizards. |
29 | Gallaus gallus domestica/Kukkar, Kukri | Phasianidae/Aves | Chordata | Kept at home for meat and eggs. Its meat is cooked in various forms. |
30 | Germen eve/Sheep, Bhairh | Bouidugs-caprinae/Mammalia | Chordata | Kept as pet and used for milk, meat and wool. Its hide is used in making leather articles. It is also sacrificed by muslims at Eid-ul-Azha. |
31 | Hamidactylus flavividus/Chipkli, Lizard | Gekkonidae/Reptilia | Chordata | Biological controller for insects, cockroach, flies, mosquitoes etc. |
32 | Haplobatrachus tigerinus/Mendak, Frog, Duddu | Ranidae/Amphibia | Chordata | Used in dissection experiments, also captured and used for snake diet. |
33 | Helis aspera/Seepi | Helicidae/Gastropoda | Mollusca | Shells are used as ornamental after painting. |
34 | Helogale parvula-herpestes edwardsi/Mongoose, Neola | Herpestidae/Mammalia | Chordata | Some people it to drive away snakes. Jugglers also keep it for fight with snakes. |
35 | Homo sapien/Insan, Banda | Hominidae/Mammalia | Chordata | It is highly social animal which is used in art, culture, as labour and in many other professions from social welfare to life saving. |
36 | Hypomelas micrpus/Hedghog, chayya | Erinaceidae/Mammalia | Chordata | It is kept in houses to drive away snakes, lizards and mouse. |
37 | Labeo rohita/Rohu, machli | Cyprinidae/ | Chordata | Used as food after cooking. Its oil is used in joint pain. Scales are used in paintings with glue and paint spray. |
38 | Laepus nigricollis/Sayya, Khargosh | Leporidae/Mammalia | Chordata | It is hunted for its meat, which is also used for treatment of bronchial diseases. Its fur is used in wallets, warms caps etc. |
39 | Lumbricus terrestris/Ketchwa, Earthworm | Lumbricidae/Polychaetae | Annelida | It is used to capture fish. |
40 | Mabyua carinata/Fatmi guddi, Skink | Scindidae/Reptilia | Chordata | Some people believe it as noble reptile, and kept it as pet for short time because it cannot survive long captivity. |
41 | Melanoperdix niger/Black partridge, Kala Teetar | Phasianidae/Aves | Chordata | Kept as pet-bird. Used for meat and its soup is used to treat bronchitis. It is used in games for prolonged singing voice competition. It is also used to attract other wild partridges for capturing. |
42 | Milvus migrans/Eill, Cheel | Accipitriformes/Aves | Chordata | Sold for zoo and wildlife sanctuaries. |
43 | Mystus singhala/Singhare | Bagridae/Actinopterygii | Chordata | Used as food after cooking. Its oil is used in joint pain. Scales are used in paintings with glue and paint spray. |
44 | Naemorhedus goral/Deer, Hiran | Bouidugs/Mammalia | Chordata | It is hunted for its meat, which is also used in treatment of asthma. After stuffing it is used in ornamentation and in scientific labs. |
45 | Naja naja/Naag, chajlap, Cobra | Elapidae/Reptilia | Chordata | Fat of cobra is used in muscular pain, sexual weakness and arthritis. It is also captured and sold to laboratories for anti-venome production. |
46 | Oenanthe fusca/Pahari chirili | Muscicapidae/Aves | Chordata | Its faeces are used in constipation and other gastric problems in infants. |
47 | Oryctolagus cuniculus/Rabbit, Sayya, Khargosh | Leporidae/Mammalia | Chordata | It is hunted for its meat, which is also used for treatment of bronchial diseases. Its fur is used in wallets, warms caps etc. |
48 | Pachydondyla vernae/Ant | Formicidae/Insecta | Arthropoda | Fine mud of their houses is mixed with water to make a paste, which is applied on mumps affected area to get relief. |
49 | Passer domesticus/Chirhi | Passeridae/Aves | Chordata | Meat is used as food. Faeces paste is used orally in gas trouble and constipation. |
50 | Perdix perdix/Bhoora Teetar, Grey Teetar | Phasianidae/Aves | Chordata | Used as pet-bird and for meat. |
51 | Photuris lucicrescens/Firefly, Jugnu | Lampyridae/Insecta | Arthropoda | Children capture them and used to play them because of their lightening. |
52 | Psittacula krameri/Mian Methoo, Toota. Parrot | Psittaculidae/Aves | Chordata | It is used as pet-bird, as it can speak few words like humans after trained. Many palmists use it to highlight their business as lottery chit or fate-fortune. |
53 | Pycnonotus cafer/Bulbul, Nightingale | Pycnonotidae/Aves | Chordata | Kept as pet-birds due to its singing habit, also used in painting. |
54 | Reticuliternes banyulensis/Seekh, Termite or White ant | Termitidae/Insecta | Arthropoda | Fine mud of their houses is collected and used for carving writing on walls with sharp objects, or claying writing. |
55 | Rhesus macaque/Monkey, Bandar, Bhuja | Circopithecoidae/Mammalia | Chordata | These are captured by jugglers and trained to amuse mob to earn money. |
56 | Rita rita/Khagga | Bagridae/Actinopterygii | Chordata | Used as food after cooking. Its oil is used in joint pain. Scales are used in paintings with glue and paint spray. |
57 | Streptopelia deceocto/Kughi, Faakhta | Columbidae/Aves | Chordata | It is often hunted for its meat, which is used to treat cough and for early onset of puberty in girls. Its feathers are used in decorations and in shuttle cock. |
58 | Sus sucrofa/Pig, Soor, juhi wala | Suidae/Mammalia | Chordata | It digs fields at night and makes them fertile by their faeces but destroys crops alot. |
59 | Tor marcolepis /Mahasheer | Cyprinidae/Teleostomi | Chordata | Used as food after cooking. Its oil is used in joint pain. Scales are used in paintings with glue and paint spray. |
60 | Upupa epops/Hud-hud, Tarkhan | Upupidae/Aves | Chordata | Feathers are used in art work and in making dolls. |
61 | Uromastyix hardwicki/Saanda | Aganidae/Reptilia | Chordata | Oil extracted is used for body massage, and also to enhance sexual power in humans. |
62 | Vanellus indicus/Tateeri, Red watteled lapwing | Charadriidae/Aves | Chordata | It is an alarming bird against snakes, jackals, mongoose, cats etc. |
63 | Varanus griseus/Kroh, | Virinidae/Reptilia | Chordata | Oil obtained from it is used for massage of body and for sexual weakness. Its skin is also used for painting and art work. |
64 | Vipera russelli/Russel viper | Viperidae/Reptilia | Chordata | Captured and sold for anti-venome production. |
65 | Wallago auto/Malli | Siluridae/Teleostomi | Chordata | Used as food after cooking. Its oil is used in joint pain. Scales are used in paintings with glue and paint spray. |