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Table 2 Number of animal species per use and management category, in the TCV and surrounding regions

From: Use and management of wild fauna by people of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley and surrounding areas, Mexico

 

Use categoriesa

Management categoriesb

Number of species

E

O

M

WI

C

R

AC

A

T

CP

ME

C/G

H

CC

PG

E

R

T

Aves (41)

13

16

4

12

1

1

 

1

   

14

13

13

 

3

 

2

Mammalia (27)

21

14

12

1

1

 

4

5

3

1

 

6

19

6

    

Reptilia (7)

4

 

3

        

3

3

     

Lepidoptera (11)

11

 

1

        

5

  

3

 

1

 

Hymenoptera Apidae (2)

2

1

  

1

   

1

 

3

3

      

Hymenoptera Vespidae (4)

4

   

2

      

3

      

Hymenoptera Formicidae (3)

3

 

1

      

1

 

2

  

1

 

1

 

Coleoptera (5)

3

 

1

               

Hemiptera (5)

5

             

3

   

Orthoptera (4)

4

          

1

      

Total

70

30

23

13

5

1

4

6

4

2

3

37

35

19

7

3

2

2

  1. aUse categories: E: Edible, O: Ornamental-Artisanal, M: Medicinal, WI: Weather indicator, C: Ceremonial-Ritual, AC: Animal companion, A: Amulet, T: Tool, CP: Use for crop protection, ME: Melliferous
  2. bManagement categories: C/G: Manual capture and gathering, H: Hunting, CC: Care in captivity, PG: Planned gathering, E: Enhancing, R: Relocation, T: Trapping. Neither use or management categories are exclusive from one another.
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Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

ISSN: 1746-4269

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