Table 2 List of animals uses as medicinal purposes in different parts of India.
S. N. | Category | Scientific name | English name | Red data list | CITES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Invertebrate | Apis cerana indica – (Fabricius 1798) | Honey bee |  |  |
2. | Invertebrate | Apis dorsata (Fabricius, 1793) | (Rock bee) | Â | Â |
3. | Invertebrate | Apis florea (Fabricius, 1787) | (Little bee) | Â | Â |
4. | Invertebrate | Blatta orientalis Linnaeus, 1758 – valid – blatte orientale, oriental cockroach | Cockroach |  |  |
5. | Invertebrate | Bombyx mori (Linnaeus) | Silkworm | Â | Â |
6. | Invertebrate | Cancer pagurus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Crab | Â | Â |
7. | Invertebrate | Cimex lectularius (Linnaeus, 1758) | Bed Bug | Â | Â |
8. | Invertebrate | Cimex rotundatus (Signoret, 1852) | Bed Bug | Â | Â |
9. | Invertebrate | Dactylopius coccus (Costa, 1835) | Cochineal insect | Â | Â |
10. | Invertebrate | Dasymutilla occidentalis (Linnaeus) | Velvet ant | Â | Â |
11. | Invertebrate | Dorylus labiatus Shuckard, 1840 | Ant | Â | Â |
12. | Invertebrate | Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1805) | Pod Borer |  |  |
13. | Invertebrate | Heterometrus swammerdami (Simon, 1872) Synonym – Palamnaeus swammerdami | Scorpion |  |  |
14. | Invertebrate | Kerria lacca (Kerr, 1782) | Lac insect | Â | Â |
15. | Invertebrate | Macrobrachium malcolmsonii (H. Milne-Edwards, 1844) | Prawn | Â | Â |
16. | Invertebrate | Matuta planipes (Fabricius, 1798) Synonym-Matuta victor | Sandy shore Crab | Â | Â |
17. | Invertebrate | Musca domestica nebulo (Fabricius. 1784) | Housefly | Â | Â |
18. | Invertebrate | Nephotettix nigropictus (Stal), 1870 | Green Leafhopper (GLH) | Â | Â |
19. | Invertebrate | Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius, 1775) | Weaver ant | Â | Â |
20. | Invertebrate | Pheretima posthuma (L. Vaillant) 1868 | Earthworm | Â | Â |
21. | Invertebrate | Photuris lucicrescens (Barber, 1951) | Lightening Beetles or Fireflies or Lighting bugs | Â | Â |
22. | Invertebrate | Pila globosa (Swainson, 1822) | Apple Snail | Â | Â |
23. | Invertebrate | Trombidium grandissimum (Koch, 1867) | Red Velvet Mite | Â | Â |
24. | Invertebrate | Uca pugnax | Hermit Crab | Â | Â |
25. | Pisces | Amphipnous cuchia (Hamilton, 1822). | Eel | Â | Â |
26. | Pisces | Monopterus cuchia (Hamilton, 1822) | cuchia eel | Â | Â |
27. | Pisces | Schizothorax richardsonii (Gray, 1832) | Fish | Â | Â |
28. | Pisces | Monopterus albus (Zuiew, 1793) | Eel Fish | Data deficient | Â |
29. | Pisces | Tor putitora (Hamilton, 1822) | Fish | Endangered | Â |
30. | Pisces | Channa punctata (Bloch, 1793) Synonym-Channa punctatus Linn. | Channa | Least concern | Â |
31. | Pisces | Labeo gonius (Hamilton, 1822) | carp fish | Least concern | Â |
32. | Pisces | Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822) | Labeo | Least concern | Â |
33. | Pisces | Eusphyra blochii (Cuvier, 1816) Synonym-Zygaena blochii | Hammer head shark | Near threatened | Â |
34. | Amphibian | Fejervarya limnocharis synonym-Lymnonecties limnorcharis | Frog | Vulnerable | Â |
35. | Amphibian | Hoplobatrachus tigerinus (Daudin, 1803) synonym-Rana tigrina | Frog | Vulnerable | II |
36. | Reptile | Gloydius himalayanus (Günther, 1864) Synonym-Ancistrodon himalayans | Snakes | Data Deficient |  |
37. | Reptile | Eryx johnii (Russell, 1801) | Earth Boa | Least concern | II |
38. | Reptile | Naja naja (Linnaeus, 1758) | Cobra | Near threatened | II |
39. | Reptile | Calotes versicolor (Fitzinger, 1826) | Common Garden Lizard | Near threatened | Â |
40. | Reptile | Lissemys punctata (Lacépède, 1788) | Indian Flap shell turtle | Near threatened | II |
41. | Reptile | Ptyas mucosus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Snakes | Near threatened | II |
42. | Reptile | Python reticulatus (Schneider, 1801) | python | Near threatened | II |
43. | Reptile | Daboia russelii (Shaw & Nodder, 1797) Synonym-Vipera russelli | Snakes | Near threatened | III |
44. | Reptile | Varanus bengalensis (Daudin, 1758) | Monitor | Vulnerable | I |
45. | Reptile | Kachuga tentoria (Gray, 1834) | Hard shelled Turtle. | Vulnerable | II |
46. | Reptile | Uromastyx hardwickii (Gray, 1827) | Spiny tailed lizard | Vulnerable | II |
47. | Reptile | Varanus salvator (Laurenti, 1768) | Monitor | Vulnerable | II |
48. | Aves | Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham, 1790) | Bank myna | Least concern | Â |
49. | Aves | Centropus sinensis (Stephens, 1815) | Crow-pheasant | Least concern | Â |
50. | Aves | Coracias benghalensis (Linnaeus, 1758) | Indian Roller | Least concern | Â |
51. | Aves | Corvus splendens (Vieillot, 1817) | Crow | Least concern | Â |
52. | Aves | Gallus gallus domesticus | hen | Least concern | Â |
53. | Aves | Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) | White-breasted Kingfisher | Least concern | Â |
54. | Aves | Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) | House sparrow | Least concern | Â |
55. | Aves | Pavo cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Indian Peafowl | Least concern | Â |
56. | Aves | Pseudibis papillosa (Temminck, 1824) | Black ibis | Least concern | Â |
57. | Aves | Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) | Collared dove | Least concern | Â |
58. | Aves | Vanellus indicus (Boddaert, 1783) | Red-wattled bird | Least concern | Â |
59. | Aves | Aquila rapax (Temminck, 1828) | Eagle | Least concern | II |
60. | Aves | Gallus sonneratii (Temminck, 1813) | Jungle fowl | Least concern | II |
61. | Aves | Strix aluco nivicolum (Blyth, 1845) | Owl | Least concern | II |
62. | Aves | Tyto alba (Scopoli, 1769) | Barn or Screech Owl | Least concern | II |
63. | Aves | Columba livia (Gmelin, 1789) | Pigeon | Least concern | III |
64. | Aves | Martes flavigula (Boddaert, 1785) | Martens bird | Least concern | III |
65. | Aves | Catreus wallichii (Hardwicke, 1827) | Chir pheasant | Vulnerable | I |
66. | Mammal | Myotis lucifugus (LeConte, 1831) | Bat | Conservation Dependent | Â |
67. | Mammal | Bison bison (Linnaeus, 1758) | Bison | Conservation Dependent | II |
68. | Mammal | Equus asinus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Donkey Indian | Â | Â |
69. | Mammal | Panthera tigris (Linnaeus, 1758) | Tiger | Endangered | I |
70. | Mammal | Bubalus bubalis (B. arnee) (Linnaeus, 1758) | Buffalo | Â | Â |
71. | Mammal | Capra falconeri (Wagner, 1839) | goat | Endangered | I |
72. | Mammal | Camelus dromedarius (Linnaeus, 1758) | Camel | Least concern | Â |
73. | Mammal | Capra sibirica (Pallas, 1776) | goat | Least concern | Â |
74. | Mammal | Cervus unicolor (Kerr, 1792) | Sambhar | Least concern | Â |
75. | Mammal | Cynopterus sphinx (Vahl, 1797) | Bat | Least concern | Â |
76. | Mammal | Felis catus (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonym-Felis domesticus | Cat | Least concern | Â |
77. | Mammal | Funambulus pennantii (Wroughton, 1905) | Five Striped Palm Squirrel | Least concern | Â |
78. | Mammal | Hystrix indica (Kerr, 1792) | Porcupine | Least concern | Â |
79. | Mammal | Lepus nigricollis (F. Cuvier, 1823) | Hare | Least concern | Â |
80. | Mammal | Muntiacus muntjak (Zimmermann, 1780) | Barking deer | Least concern | Â |
81. | Mammal | Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Hare | Least concern | Â |
82. | Mammal | Paraechinus micropus (Blyth, 1846) | hedgehog | Least concern | Â |
83. | Mammal | Petaurista petaurista (Pallas, 1766) | Flying squirrel | Least concern | Â |
84. | Mammal | Pseudois nayaur (Hodgson, 1833) | Bharal | Least concern | Â |
85. | Mammal | Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Rat | Least concern | Â |
86. | Mammal | Sus scrofa cristatus | Indian Wild Boar | Least concern | Â |
87. | Mammal | Sus scrofa domestica | Domesticated pig | Least concern | Â |
88. | Mammal | Semnopithecus entellus (Dufresne, 1797) Synomym-Presbytis entellus | Hanuman Monkey | Least concern | I |
89. | Mammal | Ursus thibetanus (G. Cuvier, 1823) Synonym-Selenarctos thibetanus | Himalayan black bear | Least concern | I |
90. | Mammal | Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann, 1780) | Rhesus Macaque | Least concern | II |
91. | Mammal | Canis aureus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Jackal | Least concern | III |
92. | Mammal | Herpestes edwardsii (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818) | Mongoose | Least concern | III |
93. | Mammal | Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (Pallas, 1777) | Common Palm Civet, Toddy Cat | Least concern | III |
94. | Mammal | Bos taurus (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonym-Bos indicus | Cattle | Â | Â |
95. | Mammal | Equus caballus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Horse | Â | Â |
96. | Mammal | Homo sapiens (Linnaeus, 1758) | Human | Â | Â |
97. | Mammal | Canis lupus familiaris (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonym-Canis familiaris | Dog | Â | Â |
98. | Mammal | Hemitragus jemlahicus (H. Smith, 1826) | Himalayan Thar | Near threatened | Â |
99. | Mammal | Hyaena hyaena (Linnaeus, 1758) | Striped Hyena | Near threatened | Â |
100. | Mammal | Manis crassicaudata (Gray, 1827) | Indian Pangolin | Near threatened | II |
101. | Mammal | Pteropus giganteus (Brünnich, 1782) | Indian flying fox | Near threatened | II |
102. | Mammal | Equus onager khur (Lesson, 1827) Synonym-Equus hemionus khur (Lesson, 1827) | Indian wild ass | Endangered | I |
103. | Mammal | Bos gaurus (H. Smith, 1827) Synonym-Bos frontalis | Mithun | Vulnerable | Â |
104. | Mammal | Elephas maximus indicus (Cuvier, 1798) | elephant | Vulnerable | I |
105. | Mammal | Melursus ursinus (Shaw, 1791) | Sloth Bear | Vulnerable | I |
106. | Mammal | Moschus moschiferus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Musk deer | Vulnerable | I |
107. | Mammal | Panthera pardus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Leopard | Vulnerable | I |
108. | Mammal | Equus hemionus (Pallas, 1775) | Indian wild ass | Vulnerable | II |
109. | Mammal | Semnopithecus johnii Synonym-Presbytis johni | Black monkey | Vulnerable | II |