Table 1 Scientific name, common name in Portuguese and English, salience index, uses, hunting expedition period, and conservation status of animal species that hunting dogs can capture during an expedition as mentioned by interviewed hunters (in 47 free lists) from the communities of the municipalities of Taperoá and Salgadinho, Paraíba, Brazil
From: Patterns associated with hunting with dogs in a semiarid region of northeastern Brazil
Scientific name | Common name in Portuguese | Common name in English | Salience Index | Dogs target prey | Uses | Hunting expedition period | Conservation Status IUCN/Brazilian List |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Euphractus sexcinctus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Peba, Tatu-peba | Yellow Armadillo | 0.8981 | Yes | Food | Night | LC/LC |
Conepatus semistriatus (Boddaert, 1785) | Tacaca | Striped Hog-nosed Skunk | 0.7996 | Yes | Food/Medicinal | Night | LC/LC |
Dasypus novemcinctus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Verdadeiro, Tatu-galinha | Nine-banded Armadillo | 0.7945 | Yes | Food | Night | LC/LC |
Tamandua tetradactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) | Tamanduá, Tamanduá-mirim | Southern Tamandua | 0.5839 | Yes | Food | Night | LC/LC |
Salvator merianae (Duméril & Bibron, 1839) | Tejú, Teiú-gigante | Black-and-white Tegu | 0.3846 | Yes | Food/Medicinal | Day | LC/LC |
Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766) | Raposa, cachorro-do-mato | Crab-eating Fox | 0.3352 | No | None/Left at the site of kill | – | LC/LC |
Didelphis albiventris (Lund, 1840) | Timbu, Gambá-de-orelha-branca | White-eared Opossum | 0.2352 | No | None/Left at the site of kill | – | LC/LC |
Herpailurus yagouaroundi (É. Geoffroy, 1803) | Gato do mato azul/vermelho | Jaguarundi | 0.1986 | No | None/Left at the site of kill | – | LC/VU |
Galea spixii (Wagler, 1831) | Preá | Spix’s Yellow-toothed Cavy | 0.1518 | Yes | Food | Day | LC/LC |
Procyon cancrivorus (G. Cuvier, 1798) | Guaxinim/Guará | Crab-eating Raccoon | 0.1158 | No | None/Left at the site of kill | – | LC/LC |
Leopardus tigrinus (Schreber, 1775) | Gato do mato pintado | Northern Tiger Cat | 0.0835 | No | None/Left at the site of kill | – | VU/EN |
Undefined | Gato do mato | Undefined | 0.0665 | No | None/Left at the site of kill | – | - |
Galictis vittata (Schreber, 1776) | Furao, Furao-grande | Greater Grison | 0.0615 | No | None/Left at the site of kill | – | LC/LC |
Iguana iguana (Linnaeus, 1758) | Camaleao, Iguana-verde | Common Green Iguana | 0.0457 | No | Food | Day | LC/LC |
Crypturellus sp. | Lambu, Inhambu | Tinamou | 0.0173 | No | Food | Day | LC/LC |
Cariama cristata (Linnaeus, 1766) | Seriema | Red-legged Seriema | 0.0125 | No | Food | Day | LC/LC |
Dendrocygna viduata (Linnaeus, 1766) | Pato D'água, Irerê | White-faced Whistling-duck | 0.0089 | No | Food | – | LC/LC |
Leopardus wiedii (Schinz, 1821) | Gato do mato maracajá | Margay | 0.0088 | No | None/Left at the site of kill | NT/VU | |
Kerodon rupestris (Wied-Neuwied, 1820) | Mocó | Rock Cavy | 0.0053 | No | Food/Medicinal | Day | LC/VU |
Nothura boraquira (Spix, 1825) | Codorniz, Codorna-do-nordeste | White-bellied Nothura | 0.0013 | No | Food | – | LC/LC |