Editing Encyclopedia:WikiProject Animals

{{short description|Wikimedia subject-area collaborative project}}
{{WikiProject status|active|sc1=WP:WPAN|sc2=WP:ANIMAL|sc3=WP:ANIMALS}}
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Some [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedian]]s have formed a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|project]] to better organize information in articles related to '''[[Animal|animals]]'''.  This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians.  If you would like to help, please inquire on the [[{{NAMESPACE}} talk:{{PAGENAME}}|talk page]] and see the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Animals/Task list|Task list]]. To join the project, add your username [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Animals/Participants|here]].

==Scope and goals==
This [[WikiPedia:WikiProject|WikiProject]] aims primarily to describe, create and maintain articles on all animals, that is, all species belonging to the kingdom [[Animalia]]. This project's scope also includes [[zoologists]] and [[zoology]]-related articles.

'''Goals:'''
# Create and maintain articles about animals to an encyclopedic standard.
# Describe all families, genera and species of the kingdom Animalia. 
# Maintain [[:Category:Animals]] and its subcategories.
# Assess and rate articles under the scope of Wikiproject Animals.
{{/Monthly}}

== WikiProject family tree ==
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Science|WikiProject Science]]
**[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Biology|WikiProject Biology]]
***[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Tree of Life|WikiProject Tree of Life]]
****'''WikiProject Animals'''
****:(By taxa)
*****[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Arthropods|WikiProject Arthropods]]
******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Insects|WikiProject Insects]]
*******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Insects/ant task force|Ant task force]]
*******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Beetles|WikiProject Beetles]]
*******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Diptera|WikiProject Diptera]]
*******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Lepidoptera|WikiProject Lepidoptera]]
*******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Phasmatodea|WikiProject Phasmatodea]]
******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Spiders|WikiProject Spiders]]
*****Molluscs:
******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Bivalves|WikiProject Bivalves]]
******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Cephalopods|WikiProject Cephalopods]]
******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Gastropods|WikiProject Gastropods]]
*****Vertebrates:
******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles|WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles]]
*******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Dinosaurs|WikiProject Dinosaurs]]
*******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Turtles|WikiProject Turtles]]
******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Birds|WikiProject Birds]]
*******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Birds/Domestic_pigeon_task_force|Domestic pigeon task force]]
*******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Poultry|WikiProject Poultry]]
******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fishes|WikiProject Fishes]]
*******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aquarium Fishes|WikiProject Aquarium Fishes]]
*******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Sharks|WikiProject Sharks]]
******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Mammals|WikiProject Mammals]]
*******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Cats|WikiProject Cats]]
*******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Cetaceans|WikiProject Cetaceans]]
*******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Dogs|WikiProject Dogs]]
********[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Dog breeds|Dog breeds task force]]
*******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Red Wolf|WikiProject Red Wolf]]
*******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Equine|WikiProject Equine]]
********[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Equine/Horse breeds|Horse breeds task force]]
*******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Primates|WikiProject Primates]]
*******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Rodents|WikiProject Rodents]]
*******[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Mammals/Bats Task Force|WikiProject Bats]]
****:(Other)
*****[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Animal anatomy|WikiProject Animal anatomy]]
*****[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Animal rights|WikiProject Animal rights]]
*****[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Cryptozoology|WikiProject Cryptozoology]]
*****[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Neuroscience|WikiProject Neuroscience]]
*****[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Organismal Biomechanics|WikiProject Organismal Biomechanics]]
*****[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Zoo|WikiProject Zoo]]

==Similar WikiProjects==
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Plants|WikiProject Plants]] is the project concerning the kingdom Plantae, which '''WikiProject Animals''' was modeled after. 
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fungi|WikiProject Fungi]] is the project concerning the kingdom Fungi.
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Paleontology|WikiProject Paleontology]] for extinct and fossil organisms
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Animals in media]]

==Article alerts==

{{/Article alerts}}

===AfDs===
[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Animal]]

==Naming conventions==
{{See also|Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Animals, plants, and other organisms|Wikipedia:Naming conventions (fauna)}}

Common (vernacular) names are not capitalised (except where proper names appear).

==Article content==
For articles where a common name is used for the article title, the consensus way to write the combination of common name plus scientific name in the lead is (per [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Biology#RfC_on_boldfacing_of_scientific_names_in_articles_about_organisms|this discussion]]):

::The '''giraffe''' ('''''Giraffa camelopardalis''''') is an even-toed ungulate mammal....

Namely, bold common name followed by bolded and italic scientific name in parentheses.

==Barnstar==
{| style="border: 1px solid gray; background-color: #fdffe7;"
|rowspan="2" valign="top" | [[Image:Wildlife Barnstar (V5) Alt.png|100px]]
|rowspan="2" |
|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: bottom; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Fauna Barnstar'''
|-
|style="vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | This award is given to those who have made significant contributions to articles that are part of WikiProject Animals
|}


'''Usage'''<br/>To use this, simply add 

<nowiki>{{The Fauna Barnstar|</nowiki>''message''<nowiki> ~~~~}}</nowiki> 

to the [[WP:TP|talk page]] of the user you wish to reward. Make sure you include a message indicating why they are receiving the award.

==Tools==
{{WikiProject cleanup listing|Animals}}

*Specific category example: {{WikiProject cleanup group|Orphaned articles|Animals}}
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Tree of Life/Cladogram requests]] - Cladogram requests page
*[[User:Novem Linguae/Scripts/SpeciesHelper|SpeciesHelper]] - For species articles, automatically adds the short description, speciesbox, category, taxonbar, and stub template. 

===Direct links===
*Alphabetic results: [https://bambots.brucemyers.com/cwb/alpha/Animals.html Alphabetic cleanup listing]
*By category results: [https://bambots.brucemyers.com/cwb/bycat/Animals.html By category cleanup listing]
*Specific category: [https://bambots.brucemyers.com/cwb/bycat/Animals.html#Orphaned%20articles Orphaned articles cleanup listing] '''Note''': Spaces in the category name need to be replaced with %20

=== Obsolete ===
:Main tool page: "tools:~dispenser/view/Tools|toolserver.org"
*"tools:~dispenser/view/Reflinks|Reflinks" -  Edits bare references - adds title/dates etc. to bare references
*"tools:~dispenser/view/Checklinks|Checklinks" - Edit and repair external links
*"tools:~dispenser/view/Dab_solver|Dab solver" - Quickly resolve ambiguous links.
*"tools:~dispenser/view/Peer_reviewer|Peer reviewer" - Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.

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