Table 2 Ordering of the ten most important local species, based on the use value (UV), in the rural community of Capivara in the municipality of Solânea (ParaÃba State, northeastern Brazil)
Scientific name | Vernacular name | UVgeneral | UVcurrent | UVpotential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Primates | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Cebidae | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Callithrix jacchus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common marmoset | – | – | 10° |
Carnivora | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Canidae | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766) | Fox | 4° | 9° | 3° |
Felidae | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Leopardus sp. | ‘Polka dot cat’ / Wild cat’ | 3° | 8° | 2° |
 Puma yagouaroundi (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803) | Jaguarundi (Red Cat / Black Cat / Blue Cat) | 2° | 9° | 1° |
Mephitidae | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Conepatus semistriatus (Boddaert, 1785) | Skunk | 7° | 4° | 5° |
Cingulata | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Dasypodidae | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Euphractus sexcinctus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Yellow armadillo | 7° | 5° | 4° |
Rodentia | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Caviidae | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Galea spixii (Wagler, 1831) | Prea | 1° | 1° | 5° |
 Kerodon rupestris (Wied-Neuwied, 1820) | Rock cavy | 6° | 3° | 6° |
Echimyidae | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Thrichomys laurentius (Thomas, 1904) | Punaré rat | 5° | 2° | 9° |
Lagomorpha | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Leporidae | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Sylvilagus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758) | Forest rabbit | 10° | 10° | – |
Pilosa | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Myrmecophagidae | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Tamandua tetradactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) | Collared anteater | 9° | 7° | 8° |
Didelphimorpha | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Didelphidae | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Didelphis albiventris Lund, 1840 | Brazilian opossum | 8° | 6° | 7° |