Wikipedia:WikiProject Mammals/Article taxobox
Mammals taxobox
[edit]How to use:
| Elephant | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Proboscidea |
| Superfamily: | Elephantoidea |
| Family: | Elephantidae Gray, 1821 |
| Genera and species | |
Other taxoboxes
[edit]For domestic breeds, named individuals (e.g. racehorses) etc:
Stub templates
[edit]Taxonomy
[edit]Because mammal taxonomy is constantly being revised and debated, there is no single "correct" taxonomy. In order to minimize inconsistencies and conflicts, this project generally defers to Mammal Species of the World: Third Edition (MSW3) as a taxonomic reference, unless it is superseded by an opinion of the ICZN such as the naming of domesticated species. Other exceptions may be made, however, for newly discovered species or taxonomic revisions with significant scientific consensus. For any exceptions to MSW3, please discuss on the relevant talk pages before making changes.
Talk pages
[edit]Place {{WikiProject Mammals}} at the top of an article's talk page. This will help direct editors to this page for guidance. As monotremes and marsupials already have their own template, this can be placed alongside the other or not at all.
In general, mammal entries should have taxoboxes. This is something we have inherited from the Tree of Life WikiProject, and is standard. If you don't know how to use a taxobox then leave a message on this talk page or the article's talk page.