EXAMPLES OF MAMMALS

Giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca
(Appendix I)

Panda Bear
Susan Mainka
  • All bears (Ursidae spp.) are protected.
  • There are 9 species listed in Appendix I or II.
  • Commonly traded items include fur, skin, teeth, claws, paws, gall bladder, and traditional Asian medicine (some species).
Siberian tiger Panthera tigris
(Appendix I)

Tiger
Photo provided by Project tiger
  • All cats (Felidae spp.), except the domestic cat, are protected. 

  • There are 36 species listed in Appendix I or II.

  • Commonly traded items include fur, skulls, teeth, claws, bone powder, and traditional Asian medicine (some species).
Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
(Appendix II)

Bottlenose Dolphin
Peter Dollinger
  • All whales, porpoises, and dolphins (cetaceans) are protected. 

  • There are 79 species listed in Appendix I or II.

  • Commonly traded items include teeth, carved teeth, carved bones, fat, and meat.
Asian elephant Elephas maximus
(Appendix I)

Asian Elephant
Peter Dollinger
  • All elephants are protected. 

  • There are 2 species listed in Appendix I or II.

  • Commonly traded items include leather, bracelets from hairs, sculpted tusks, ivory, and ivory jewelry.
Argali sheep Ovis ammon
(Appendix I or II)

Argali Sheep
Dean Tomlinson
  • Many CITES species are hunted and traded as trophies. 

  • More than 115 of these species are listed in Appendix I, II or III.

  • Commonly hunted species include antelopes, big cats, deer, gaurs, wild sheep, and zebras.
Preuss's monkey Cercopithecus preussi
(Appendix II)

Preuss's Monkey
J.S. Gartlan
  • All monkeys (Primates spp.) are protected. 

  • There are 251 species listed in Appendix I or II.

  • Commonly traded items include live specimens, fur, meat, and skulls.
Great Indian rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis
(Appendix I)

Great Indian Rhinoceros
Tim Knight
  • All rhinoceroses (Rhinocerotidae spp.) are protected. 

  • There are 5 species listed in Appendix I or II.

  • Commonly traded items include carved horns, daggers made from the horn, and traditional Asian medicine.