Table 3.
Overlap of species usage across the selected ethnic groups.
| Ethnic Groups | Number of Commonly Used Species | Name of Commonly Used Species |
|---|---|---|
| Bakarwal, Balti, Brokapa, Changapa, Dogra, Gujjar, Kashmiri, Pahari | 1 | Capra hircus |
| Bakarwal, Balti, Brokapa, Changapa, Gujjar, Kashmiri, Pahari | 2 | Ovis aries, Ursus arctos |
| Bakarwal, Balti, Brokapa, Dogra, Gujjar, Kashmiri. Pahari | 1 | Panthera uncial |
| Bakarwal, Balti, Brokapa, Gujjar, Kashmiri, Pahari | 2 | Tetraogallus himalayensis, Equus ferus caballus |
| Bakarwal, Brokapa, Changapa, Gujjar, Kashmiri, Pahari | 1 | Capra sibirica hemalayanus |
| Bakarwal, Balti, Brokapa, Changapa, Gujjar, Kashmiri | 1 | Canis lupus |
| Bakarwal, Dogra, Gujjar, Kashmiri, Pahari | 2 | Panthera pardus, Ursus thibetanus |
| Balti,Brokapa, Gujjar,Kashmiri, Pahari | 3 | Columba rupestris, Bos taurus, Vulpes vulpes |
| Bakarwal, Gujjar, Kashmiri, Pahari | 6 | Moschus moschiferus, Capra falconeri, Semnopithecus schistaceus, Cervus elaphus hanglu, Lophophorus impejanus, Lophura leucomelanos |
| Bakarwal, Dogra, Gujjar, Pahari | 2 | Pavo cristatus, Boselaphus tragocamelus |
| Balti, Brokapa, Gujjar, Pahari | 1 | Alectoris chukar |
| Bakarwal, Dogra, Gujjar, Kashmiri | 1 | Glaucidium radiatum |
| Bakarwal, Balti, Brokapa, Gujjar | 1 | Lepus oiostolus |
| Gujjar, Kashmiri, Pahari | 4 | Hirundo rustica, Bos taurus primigenius, Gallus gallus domesticus, Columba livia |
| Bakarwal, Gujjar, Pahari | 3 | Pucrasia macrolopha, Naemorhedus goral, Tragopan melanocephalus |
| Balti, Gujjar, Kashmiri | 1 | Anser anser domesticus |
| Bakarwal, Dogra, Gujjar | 2 | Muntiacus muntjak, Hemitragus jemlahicus |
| Balti, Brokapa, Kashmiri | 1 | Aythya fuligula |
| Bakarwal, Brokapa, Changapa | 1 | Lynx lynx isabellinus |
| Balti, Brokapa, Changapa | 5 | Procapra picticaudata, Marmota caudata, Bos grunniens, Ovis ammon, Pseudois nayaur |
| Brokapa, Changapa, Dogra | 1 | Pantholops hodgsonii |
| Gujjar, Pahari | 2 | Lerwa lerwa, Bubalus bubalis |
| Bakarwal, Gujjar | 1 | Equus africanus asinus |
| Kashmiri, Pahari | 2 | Passer domesticus, Camelus dromedaries |
| Balti, Kashmir | 5 | Anas platyrhynchos domesticus, Anas acuta, Anas crecca, Columba leuconota, Aythya nyroca |
| Dogra, Kashmiri | 1 | Macaca mulatta |
| Balti, Brokapa | 7 | Athene noctua, Marmota himalayana, Tetraogallus tibetanus, Ovis aries vignei, Camelus bactrianus, Vulpes ferrilata, Lutra lutra |
| Balti, Dogra | 1 | Rattus pyctoris |
| Brokapa, Changapa | 1 | Ochotona ladacensis |
| Kashmiri | 13 | Porphyrio poliocephalus, Hystrix indica, Streptopelia decaocto, Ardeola grayii, Cygnus columbianus, Milvus migrans, Netta rufina, Anas poecilorhyncha, Spatula clypeata, Mareca penelope, Arborophila torqueola, Mareca strepera, Aythya farina |
| Balti | 2 | Anser indicus, Perdix hodgsoniae |
| Changapa | 2 | Capra aegagrus hircus, Cuon alpines |