Wildlife uses and hunting patterns in rural communities of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Santos-Fita, Dídac; Naranjo, Eduardo J; Rangel-Salazar, José Luis

doi:10.1186/1746-4269-8-38

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Table 2 Terrestrial vertebrates used by residents of the study area

From: Wildlife uses and hunting patterns in rural communities of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Species	English name	Maya name	Record type	USE [part used] by community
				20NOV		NB		HXZ + UHM		CHV
MAMMALS
Odocoileus virginianus	White-tailed deer	Kéej	H	F	[m]	F	[m]	F	[m]	F	[m]
				MD	[f, h]	MD	[f]	MD	[f]	MD	[f]
				T	[ho]	T	[bo]	T	[bo, t, sk]	T	[bo, ho]
				AD	[ho, h, sk]	AD	[ho, sk]	AD	[ho]	AD	[ho]
								C	[m]	C	[m]
Mazama americana; M. pandora	Red brocket deer	Yuk	H	F	[m]	F	[m]	F	[m]	F	[m]
				MD	[f, h]	MD	[f]	MD	[f]	MD	[f]
				AD	[ho, h, sk]	T	[bo]	T	[bo, ho, t]	AD	[ho]
						AD	[ho]	AD	[ho]	C	[m]
								C	[m]
Pecari tajacu	Collared peccary	Kitam	H	F	[m]	F	[m]	F	[m]	F	[m]
				MD	[h, sg]	MD	[sg, l]	MD	[h]	MD	[h]
				AD	[ja]	T	[bo]	T	[ja]	C	[m]
				DC		DC		C	[m]	DC
								DC		H
								H
Tayassu pecari	White-lipped peccary	K'áaxil k'éek'en	H; Re	F	[m]	F	[m]	F	[m]	F	[m]
Dasyprocta punctata	Central American agouti	Tsuub	H; Re	F	[m]	F	[m]	F	[m]	F	[m]
			Ob	MD	[ha]			MD	[ha, bo]
				P
Cuniculus paca	Paca	Jaaleb	H	F	[m]	F	[m]	F	[m]	F	[m]
						MD	[bo, bi]	MD	[bi]	P
								AD	[s]	H
								P
								H
								C	[m]
Dasypus novemcinctus	Nine-banded armadillo	Weech	H; Re	MD	[b, sh]	F	[m]	----	----	----	----
						MD	[b, t]
Nasua narica	White-nosed coati	Chi’ik	H	F	[m]	F	[m]	F	[m]	F	[m]
Nasua narica	White-nosed coati	Chi’ik	H	MD	[g, f]	MD	[m, g]	MD	[g]	DC	[m]
				DC		DC		DC
Tapirus bairdii	Baird’s tapir	Tsíimin	H; Re	DC		DC		DC		DC
						F	[m]	F	[m]
						MD	[h]
Orthogeomys hispidus	Hispid pocket gopher	Baj	H	DC		F	[wb]	F	[wb, ex]	F	[wb, ex]
				F	[wb]	DC		MD	[ja]	DC
				MD	[bo]			DC
Panthera onca	Jaguar	Báalam; Chak mo’ol	H; Re	MD	[f]	DC		MD	[f]	MD	[f]
				AD	[fa]	AD	[fa]	AD	[fa]	AD	[fa]
				DC		S	[fa, sk]	S	[fa]	S	[fa]
						MD	[f]	DC		DC
Puma concolor	Cougar	Coj	H; Re	MD	[f]	DC		MD	[f]	MD	[f]
				AD	[fa]	AD	[fa]	AD	[fa]	AD	[fa]
				DC		S	[fa]	S	[fa]	S	[fa]
								F	[m]	F	[m]
								DC		DC
Leopardus pardalis	Ocelot	Sak xikin	Re	¿?	¿?	P		AD	[fa, wb]	AD	[fa]
Leopardus wiedii	Margay	¿?	Re	P		DC		MD	[m]	----	----
Herpailurus yagouaroundi	Yaguarundi	“Ca” coj	H; Re	¿?	¿?	¿?	¿?	AD	[fa]	AD	[fa]
Ateles geoffroyi	Geoffroy’s spider monkey	Ma’ax	Ob	P		----	----	P		MD	[m, f]
								MD	[c, gr]
Alouatta pigra	Black howler monkey	Ba’ats’	Re	----	----	----	----	MD	[m, f]	MD	[m, f]
Procyon lotor	Northern raccon	K’ulu	Re	DC		DC		DC		DC
Potos flavus	Kinkajou	Áak’ab ma’ax	Ob	----	----	F	[m]	----	----	----	----
						AD	[sk]
Eira barbara	Tayra	San jo’ol	H	----	----	----	----	DC		DC
Didelphis marsupialis	Common opossum	Ooch	Re	----	----	----	----	MD	[m]	----	----
Conepatus sp.	Skunk	Pay ooch	Re	MD	[m, wb]	MD	[m, f]	----	----	----	----
Coendu mexicanus	Mexican porcupine	K’ixpachoch	Re	----	----	MD	[sp]	MD	[sp]	----	----
Tamandua mexicana	Northern tamandua	Chaab	Re	----	----	MD	[m]	----	----	----	----
Sciurus sp.	Squirrel	Ku’uk	Ob	----	----	----	----	P		----	----
								F	[m]
Rodentia	Mice	¿?	Re	----	----	----	----	MD	[ex]	MD	[ex]
BIRDS
Ortalis vetula	Plain Chachalaca	Baach	H; Re	F	[m]	F	[m]	F	[m]	F	[m]
				P
Penelope purpurascens	Crested Guan	Koox	H; Re	F	[m]	F	[m]	F	[m]	F	[m]
Crax rubra	Great Curassow	K’anbul	H	F	[m]	F	[m]	F	[m]	F	[m]
				MD	[f]			MD	[cr]	T	[fe]
Meleagris ocellata	Ocellated Turkey	Kúuts	H	F	[m]	F	[m]	F	[m]	F	[m]
				MD	[f]	AD	[fe]	AD	[sr]	AD	[sr]
				T	[sr]			T	sr, fe]	S	[sr]
				S	[sr]			S	[sr]
Cryptullerus sp.	Tinamou	¿?	H; Re	F	[m]	F	[m]	----	----	----	----
Columbidae	Pigeon	¿?	Ob	P		----	----	P		----	----
Tinamus major	Great Tinamou	Noom	Re	----	----	----	----	F	[m]	F	[m]
Colinus virginianus	Northern bobwhite	Beech’	Ob	----	----	----	----	P		----	----
								F	[m]
Trochilidae	Hummingbird	Ts’unu’un	Re	----	----	----	----	MD	[b]	----	----
Ramphastos sulfuratus	Keel-billed Toucan	Pan ch’eel	Ob	----	----	----	----	----	----	P
Sarcoramphus papa	King Vulture	Ch’oom	Re	----	----	----	----	----	----	MD	[wb]
Coragyps atratus	Black Vulture	Ch’oom	Re	----	----	MD	[m, fe]	----	----	MD	[fe]
Amazona sp.	Parrot	T’uut’	Ob	P		P		P		P
Amazona sp.	Parrot	T’uut’	Ob	DC		DC		F	[m]	DC
								DC
Picidae	Woodpecker	¿?	Re	----	----	MD	[he]	----	----	----	----
Buteogallus sp.	Black Hawk	¿?	Re	----	----	DC		----	----	----	----
Buteo sp	Hawk	¿?	Re	----	----	DC		----	----	----	----
REPTILES
Crocodylus moreletii	Morelet’s crocodile	¿?	Ob	P		----	----	----	----	----	----
Kinosternon sp.	Mud turtle	¿?	Ob; Re	H		MD	[b, m]	MD	[b]	MD	[b]
Trachemys scripta	Red-eared slider	Ka’a nix	H; Re;	F	[m]	F	[m]	F	[m]	F	[m]
Trachemys scripta	Red-eared slider	Ka’a nix	Ob	MD	[b]	MD	[b]	F	[m]	F	[m]
				H
Crotalus durissus	Tropical rattlesnake	Ts’aab kaan	Re	MD	[m, f, r]	MD	[m, f, r]	MD	[m, f, wb]	MD	[m, f, wb, mo]

H = hunted; Ob = observed; Re = reported.
Purpose of use: F = food; MD = medicine; T = tool; AD = adornment; P = pet; DC = damage control; H = husbandry; C = ceremonial/religious; S = sale.
Part used: m = meat; b = blood; bo = bone; s = skull; ja = jaw; sk = skin; ha = hair; f = fat/oil; l = liver; bi = bile; h = hoof; g = genital; t = tail; sp = spine; ho = horn/antler; cr = crest/crown; sh = shell; he = heart; fe = feather; sr = spur; fa = fang; sg = scent gland; ex = excrement; mo = moult; r = rattle; wb = whole body.
Species identified with field guides for mammals (Reid 2009) and birds (Howell and Webb 1995).
20NOV: 20 de Noviembre; NB: Nuevo Becal; XHZ + UHM: X-Hazil Sur + Uh May; CHV: Chankaj Veracruz.
Data recorded between March 2010 and March 2011.

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