Table 2.
List of animals uses as medicinal purposes in different parts of India.
| S. N. | Category | Scientific name | English name | Red data list | CITES |
| 1. | Invertebrate | Apis cerana indica – (Fabricius 1798) | Honey bee | ||
| 2. | Invertebrate | Apis dorsata (Fabricius, 1793) | (Rock bee) | ||
| 3. | Invertebrate | Apis florea (Fabricius, 1787) | (Little bee) | ||
| 4. | Invertebrate | Blatta orientalis Linnaeus, 1758 – valid – blatte orientale, oriental cockroach | Cockroach | ||
| 5. | Invertebrate | Bombyx mori (Linnaeus) | Silkworm | ||
| 6. | Invertebrate | Cancer pagurus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Crab | ||
| 7. | Invertebrate | Cimex lectularius (Linnaeus, 1758) | Bed Bug | ||
| 8. | Invertebrate | Cimex rotundatus (Signoret, 1852) | Bed Bug | ||
| 9. | Invertebrate | Dactylopius coccus (Costa, 1835) | Cochineal insect | ||
| 10. | Invertebrate | Dasymutilla occidentalis (Linnaeus) | Velvet ant | ||
| 11. | Invertebrate | Dorylus labiatus Shuckard, 1840 | Ant | ||
| 12. | Invertebrate | Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1805) | Pod Borer | ||
| 13. | Invertebrate | Heterometrus swammerdami (Simon, 1872) Synonym – Palamnaeus swammerdami | Scorpion | ||
| 14. | Invertebrate | Kerria lacca (Kerr, 1782) | Lac insect | ||
| 15. | Invertebrate | Macrobrachium malcolmsonii (H. Milne-Edwards, 1844) | Prawn | ||
| 16. | Invertebrate | Matuta planipes (Fabricius, 1798) Synonym-Matuta victor | Sandy shore Crab | ||
| 17. | Invertebrate | Musca domestica nebulo (Fabricius. 1784) | Housefly | ||
| 18. | Invertebrate | Nephotettix nigropictus (Stal), 1870 | Green Leafhopper (GLH) | ||
| 19. | Invertebrate | Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius, 1775) | Weaver ant | ||
| 20. | Invertebrate | Pheretima posthuma (L. Vaillant) 1868 | Earthworm | ||
| 21. | Invertebrate | Photuris lucicrescens (Barber, 1951) | Lightening Beetles or Fireflies or Lighting bugs | ||
| 22. | Invertebrate | Pila globosa (Swainson, 1822) | Apple Snail | ||
| 23. | Invertebrate | Trombidium grandissimum (Koch, 1867) | Red Velvet Mite | ||
| 24. | Invertebrate | Uca pugnax | Hermit Crab | ||
| 25. | Pisces | Amphipnous cuchia (Hamilton, 1822). | Eel | ||
| 26. | Pisces | Monopterus cuchia (Hamilton, 1822) | cuchia eel | ||
| 27. | Pisces | Schizothorax richardsonii (Gray, 1832) | Fish | ||
| 28. | Pisces | Monopterus albus (Zuiew, 1793) | Eel Fish | Data deficient | |
| 29. | Pisces | Tor putitora (Hamilton, 1822) | Fish | Endangered | |
| 30. | Pisces | Channa punctata (Bloch, 1793) Synonym-Channa punctatus Linn. | Channa | Least concern | |
| 31. | Pisces | Labeo gonius (Hamilton, 1822) | carp fish | Least concern | |
| 32. | Pisces | Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822) | Labeo | Least concern | |
| 33. | Pisces | Eusphyra blochii (Cuvier, 1816) Synonym-Zygaena blochii | Hammer head shark | Near threatened | |
| 34. | Amphibian | Fejervarya limnocharis synonym-Lymnonecties limnorcharis | Frog | Vulnerable | |
| 35. | Amphibian | Hoplobatrachus tigerinus (Daudin, 1803) synonym-Rana tigrina | Frog | Vulnerable | II |
| 36. | Reptile | Gloydius himalayanus (Günther, 1864) Synonym-Ancistrodon himalayans | Snakes | Data Deficient | |
| 37. | Reptile | Eryx johnii (Russell, 1801) | Earth Boa | Least concern | II |
| 38. | Reptile | Naja naja (Linnaeus, 1758) | Cobra | Near threatened | II |
| 39. | Reptile | Calotes versicolor (Fitzinger, 1826) | Common Garden Lizard | Near threatened | |
| 40. | Reptile | Lissemys punctata (Lacépède, 1788) | Indian Flap shell turtle | Near threatened | II |
| 41. | Reptile | Ptyas mucosus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Snakes | Near threatened | II |
| 42. | Reptile | Python reticulatus (Schneider, 1801) | python | Near threatened | II |
| 43. | Reptile | Daboia russelii (Shaw & Nodder, 1797) Synonym-Vipera russelli | Snakes | Near threatened | III |
| 44. | Reptile | Varanus bengalensis (Daudin, 1758) | Monitor | Vulnerable | I |
| 45. | Reptile | Kachuga tentoria (Gray, 1834) | Hard shelled Turtle. | Vulnerable | II |
| 46. | Reptile | Uromastyx hardwickii (Gray, 1827) | Spiny tailed lizard | Vulnerable | II |
| 47. | Reptile | Varanus salvator (Laurenti, 1768) | Monitor | Vulnerable | II |
| 48. | Aves | Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham, 1790) | Bank myna | Least concern | |
| 49. | Aves | Centropus sinensis (Stephens, 1815) | Crow-pheasant | Least concern | |
| 50. | Aves | Coracias benghalensis (Linnaeus, 1758) | Indian Roller | Least concern | |
| 51. | Aves | Corvus splendens (Vieillot, 1817) | Crow | Least concern | |
| 52. | Aves | Gallus gallus domesticus | hen | Least concern | |
| 53. | Aves | Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) | White-breasted Kingfisher | Least concern | |
| 54. | Aves | Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) | House sparrow | Least concern | |
| 55. | Aves | Pavo cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Indian Peafowl | Least concern | |
| 56. | Aves | Pseudibis papillosa (Temminck, 1824) | Black ibis | Least concern | |
| 57. | Aves | Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) | Collared dove | Least concern | |
| 58. | Aves | Vanellus indicus (Boddaert, 1783) | Red-wattled bird | Least concern | |
| 59. | Aves | Aquila rapax (Temminck, 1828) | Eagle | Least concern | II |
| 60. | Aves | Gallus sonneratii (Temminck, 1813) | Jungle fowl | Least concern | II |
| 61. | Aves | Strix aluco nivicolum (Blyth, 1845) | Owl | Least concern | II |
| 62. | Aves | Tyto alba (Scopoli, 1769) | Barn or Screech Owl | Least concern | II |
| 63. | Aves | Columba livia (Gmelin, 1789) | Pigeon | Least concern | III |
| 64. | Aves | Martes flavigula (Boddaert, 1785) | Martens bird | Least concern | III |
| 65. | Aves | Catreus wallichii (Hardwicke, 1827) | Chir pheasant | Vulnerable | I |
| 66. | Mammal | Myotis lucifugus (LeConte, 1831) | Bat | Conservation Dependent | |
| 67. | Mammal | Bison bison (Linnaeus, 1758) | Bison | Conservation Dependent | II |
| 68. | Mammal | Equus asinus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Donkey Indian | ||
| 69. | Mammal | Panthera tigris (Linnaeus, 1758) | Tiger | Endangered | I |
| 70. | Mammal | Bubalus bubalis (B. arnee) (Linnaeus, 1758) | Buffalo | ||
| 71. | Mammal | Capra falconeri (Wagner, 1839) | goat | Endangered | I |
| 72. | Mammal | Camelus dromedarius (Linnaeus, 1758) | Camel | Least concern | |
| 73. | Mammal | Capra sibirica (Pallas, 1776) | goat | Least concern | |
| 74. | Mammal | Cervus unicolor (Kerr, 1792) | Sambhar | Least concern | |
| 75. | Mammal | Cynopterus sphinx (Vahl, 1797) | Bat | Least concern | |
| 76. | Mammal | Felis catus (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonym-Felis domesticus | Cat | Least concern | |
| 77. | Mammal | Funambulus pennantii (Wroughton, 1905) | Five Striped Palm Squirrel | Least concern | |
| 78. | Mammal | Hystrix indica (Kerr, 1792) | Porcupine | Least concern | |
| 79. | Mammal | Lepus nigricollis (F. Cuvier, 1823) | Hare | Least concern | |
| 80. | Mammal | Muntiacus muntjak (Zimmermann, 1780) | Barking deer | Least concern | |
| 81. | Mammal | Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Hare | Least concern | |
| 82. | Mammal | Paraechinus micropus (Blyth, 1846) | hedgehog | Least concern | |
| 83. | Mammal | Petaurista petaurista (Pallas, 1766) | Flying squirrel | Least concern | |
| 84. | Mammal | Pseudois nayaur (Hodgson, 1833) | Bharal | Least concern | |
| 85. | Mammal | Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Rat | Least concern | |
| 86. | Mammal | Sus scrofa cristatus | Indian Wild Boar | Least concern | |
| 87. | Mammal | Sus scrofa domestica | Domesticated pig | Least concern | |
| 88. | Mammal | Semnopithecus entellus (Dufresne, 1797) Synomym-Presbytis entellus | Hanuman Monkey | Least concern | I |
| 89. | Mammal | Ursus thibetanus (G. Cuvier, 1823) Synonym-Selenarctos thibetanus | Himalayan black bear | Least concern | I |
| 90. | Mammal | Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann, 1780) | Rhesus Macaque | Least concern | II |
| 91. | Mammal | Canis aureus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Jackal | Least concern | III |
| 92. | Mammal | Herpestes edwardsii (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818) | Mongoose | Least concern | III |
| 93. | Mammal | Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (Pallas, 1777) | Common Palm Civet, Toddy Cat | Least concern | III |
| 94. | Mammal | Bos taurus (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonym-Bos indicus | Cattle | ||
| 95. | Mammal | Equus caballus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Horse | ||
| 96. | Mammal | Homo sapiens (Linnaeus, 1758) | Human | ||
| 97. | Mammal | Canis lupus familiaris (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonym-Canis familiaris | Dog | ||
| 98. | Mammal | Hemitragus jemlahicus (H. Smith, 1826) | Himalayan Thar | Near threatened | |
| 99. | Mammal | Hyaena hyaena (Linnaeus, 1758) | Striped Hyena | Near threatened | |
| 100. | Mammal | Manis crassicaudata (Gray, 1827) | Indian Pangolin | Near threatened | II |
| 101. | Mammal | Pteropus giganteus (Brünnich, 1782) | Indian flying fox | Near threatened | II |
| 102. | Mammal | Equus onager khur (Lesson, 1827) Synonym-Equus hemionus khur (Lesson, 1827) | Indian wild ass | Endangered | I |
| 103. | Mammal | Bos gaurus (H. Smith, 1827) Synonym-Bos frontalis | Mithun | Vulnerable | |
| 104. | Mammal | Elephas maximus indicus (Cuvier, 1798) | elephant | Vulnerable | I |
| 105. | Mammal | Melursus ursinus (Shaw, 1791) | Sloth Bear | Vulnerable | I |
| 106. | Mammal | Moschus moschiferus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Musk deer | Vulnerable | I |
| 107. | Mammal | Panthera pardus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Leopard | Vulnerable | I |
| 108. | Mammal | Equus hemionus (Pallas, 1775) | Indian wild ass | Vulnerable | II |
| 109. | Mammal | Semnopithecus johnii Synonym-Presbytis johni | Black monkey | Vulnerable | II |