Table 4 Occurrence of used fauna in different vegetation types in the TCV and surrounding regions
Vegetation type | Insecta | Reptilia | Aves | Mammalia | Total number of animal species | % of the total edible species (n = 74) | % of the total ornamental species (n = 30) | % of the total medicinal species (n = 23) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lowland tropical dry forest | 8 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 49 | 35.13 | 73.33 | 56.52 |
Highland temperate forest | 7 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 37 | 33.78 | 43.33 | 47.82 |
Xerophytic shrubland | 11 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 34 | 25.67 | 43.33 | 39.13 |
Columnar cacti forests | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 26 | 12.16 | 43.33 | 21.73 |
Shrubland | 5 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 25 | 17.56 | 40 | 21.73 |
Cloud forest | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 16.21 | 16.66 | 21.73 |
Rain forest | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 13.51 | 13.33 | 13.04 |
Subdeciduous forest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 3.33 | 21.73 |