Table 3 Ordering of species of local importance, based on their use value (current, potential and general), their respective use categories (Fo food, Cb captive breeding, Mag/Rel magic/religious, Zoot zootherapeutic, Art artisanal, Vet veterinary), zootherapeutic uses (used parts and treated diseases), and number of citations attributed to greater perceived abundance described by the residents of the rural community of Capivara, in the municipality of Solânea (Paraíba State, northeastern Brazil)

Primates

Cebidae

 Callithrix jacchus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common marmoset

Fo; Cb

0.22

0.18

0.04

–

–

20

Carnivora

Canidae

 Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766)

Fox

Fo; Cb; Mag/Rel; Zoot; Art; Vet

1.42

1.16

0.26

Fat (2, 5)

Leather (1)

Liver (7)

Uterine problems

Hemorrhoids

Bone inflammation

Gastritis

Ulcer

Throat inflammation

Toothache

Hemorrhage Rheumatism

General pains

Asthma

Infection

The Flu

Low uterus

Infertility

Pregnancy problems

Cancer

Worms

53

Felidae

 Leopardus pardalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ocelot

Fo; Art

0.04

0.04

0

–

–

–

 Leopardus spp.

“Polka dot cat”/“Wild cat”

Fo; Cb; Zoot; Art

1.68

1.36

0.32

Leather (1)

Inflammation

20

 Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771)

Puma

Fo; Art

0.04

0.04

0

–

–

–

 Puma yagouaroundi (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

Jaguarundi (Red Cat/Black Cat/Blue Cat)

Fo; Cb; Zoot; Art

1.76

1.50

0.26

Leather (1)

Inflammation

26

Mephitidae

 Conepatus semistriatus (Boddaert, 1785)

Skunk

Fo; Zoot

1.10

0.60

0.50

Bones (7, 4)

Meat (8)

Liver (6)

Back pain

Rheumatism

Diabetes

25

Mustelidae

 Galitictis cuja (Molina, 1782)

Lesser grison

Fo; Cb; Art

0.10

0.08

0.03

–

–

13

Procyonidae

 Procyon cancrivorous Storr,1780

Crab-eating raccoon

Fo; Art

0.13

0.13

0

–

–

21

Rodentia

Rodents—Rat / ‘Fava bean rat’

Fo

0.03

0.02

0.01

–

–

10

Caviidae

 Kerodon rupestris (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)

Rock cavy

Fo; Cb; Zoot; Art

1.19

0.44

0.75

Fat (2)

Meat (3)

Intestine (4)

Skin (4)

Foot leather (4)

For eye cleansing

Weakness

Shortness of breath

12

 Galea spixii (Wagler, 1831)

Prea

Fo; Cb; Zoot

2.09

0.60

1.49

Bones (6)

Fat (5)

Head (3)

Mumps

Rheumatism

For teeth strengthening

39

Cuniculidae

 Cuniculus paca (Linnaeus, 1766)

Paca

Fo

0.02

0.02

0

–

–

–

Echimyidae

 Thrichomys laurentius (Thomas, 1904)

Punaré rat

Fo; Cb

1.38

0.26

1.12

–

–

25

Lagomorpha

Leporidae

 Sylvilagus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Forest rabbit

Fo; Cb

0.29

0.12

0.18

–

–

5

Cingulata

Dasypodidae

 Dasypus novemcinctus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Armadillo

Fo; Cb; Zoot

0.22

0.06

0.16

Fat (5)

Throat inflammation

Cough

3

 Euphractus sexcinctus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Yellow armadillo

Fo; Cb; Zoot; Art

1.10

0.65

0.45

Fat (5)

Throat inflammation

Cough

12

Didelphimorpha

Didelphidae

 Didelphis albiventris Lund, 1840

Brazilian opossum

Fo; Art

0.86

0.43

0.42

–

–

24

Pilosa

Myrmecophagidae

 Tamandua tetradactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Collared anteater

Fo; Cb; Zoot; Art

0.63

0.30

0.33

Intestine (7)

Skin (7)

Nail (7)

Fat (7)

Back pain

General pains

Asthma

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