Wikipedia:WikiProject Animals

WikiProject Animals
Founded 28 September 2007
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Some Wikipedians have formed a project to better organize information in articles related to 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 talk page and see the Task list. To join the project, add your username here.

Scope and goals

This 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:

1. Create and maintain articles about animals to an encyclopedic standard.
2. Describe all families, genera and species of the kingdom Animalia.
3. Maintain Category:Animals and its subcategories.
4. Assess and rate articles under the scope of Wikiproject Animals.

WikiProject Animals Monthly Task List for July

This is the WikiProject Animals monthly task list. If you finish a task, feel free to remove it at Wikipedia:WikiProject Animals/Monthly.

• Create: Infanticide in primates.

• Maintain: Portal:Animals; nominate DYKs.

• Expand: wholphin.

• Recruit more members! (You may be able to find interested parties in the WikiProjects listed here).

WikiProject family tree

• WikiProject Science
  • WikiProject Biology
    • WikiProject Tree of Life
      • WikiProject Animals

        (By taxa)

        • WikiProject Arthropods
          • WikiProject Insects
            • Ant task force
            • WikiProject Beetles
            • WikiProject Diptera
            • WikiProject Lepidoptera
            • WikiProject Phasmatodea
          • WikiProject Spiders
        • Molluscs:
          • WikiProject Bivalves
          • WikiProject Cephalopods
          • WikiProject Gastropods
        • Vertebrates:
          • WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles
            • WikiProject Dinosaurs
            • WikiProject Turtles
          • WikiProject Birds
            • Domestic pigeon task force
            • WikiProject Poultry
          • WikiProject Fishes
            • WikiProject Aquarium Fishes
            • WikiProject Sharks
          • WikiProject Mammals
            • WikiProject Cats
            • WikiProject Cetaceans
            • WikiProject Dogs
              • Dog breeds task force
            • WikiProject Equine
              • Horse breeds task force
            • WikiProject Primates
            • WikiProject Rodents
            • WikiProject Bats

        (Other)

        • WikiProject Animal anatomy
        • WikiProject Animal rights
        • WikiProject Cryptozoology
        • WikiProject Neuroscience
        • WikiProject Organismal Biomechanics
        • WikiProject Zoo

Similar WikiProjects

• WikiProject Plants is the project concerning the kingdom Plantae, which WikiProject Animals was modeled after.
• WikiProject Fungi is the project concerning the kingdom Fungi.
• WikiProject Paleontology for extinct and fossil organisms
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Animals in media

Article alerts

Did you know

• 22 Jul 2026 – Lin Bing (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by OpalYosutebito (t · c); see discussion
• 21 Jul 2026 – Qi Zai (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Aeon Sentinel (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

• 21 Jul 2026 – American Pet Association (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Asukite (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
• 21 Jul 2026 – Pufferfish mating ritual (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by FaviFake (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
• 19 Jul 2026 – "Dryosaurus" grandis (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Wcquidditch (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
• 18 Jul 2026 – Pointy ears (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion (12 participants)
• 18 Jul 2026 – Temnocephalida (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Ethmostigmus (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
• 12 Jul 2026 – Lucency (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by AfprodAnalyst (t · c); see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
• 11 Jul 2026 – Mascarene owls (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by FaviFake (t · c); see discussion (5 participants; relisted)
• 12 Jul 2026 – Canadian Atlantic Cod (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by SpragueThomson (t · c) was closed as delete by Sandstein (t · c) on 20 Jul 2026; see discussion (5 participants)
• 10 Jul 2026 – Mare-foal separation (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by TPI81AF (t · c) was closed as merge by OwenX (t · c) on 18 Jul 2026; see discussion (5 participants)

Categories for discussion

• 18 Jul 2026 – Category:Invertebrates in popular culture (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion
• 18 Jul 2026 – Category:Invertebrates in culture (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion
• 11 Jul 2026 – Category:Works about animals by topic (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion
• 11 Jul 2026 – Category:Lists of fictional animals by type (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion
• 11 Jul 2026 – Category:Behavior by type of animal (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion
• 11 Jul 2026 – Category:Animal testing by animal type (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion
• 11 Jul 2026 – Category:Animal organizations by animal type (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion
• 11 Jul 2026 – Category:Fictional animals by type (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion
• 11 Jul 2026 – Category:Animals by type (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion
• 08 Jul 2026 – Category:Animal spirits (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion

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Redirects for discussion

• 21 Jul 2026 – Detroit animal abuse (talk · edit · hist) →Cruelty to animals was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
• 15 Jul 2026 – Chipkali (talk · edit · hist) →Lizard was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
• 23 Jun 2026 – Sea button (talk · edit · hist) →Pseudoboletia maculata was RfDed by Ethmostigmus (t · c); see discussion
• 23 Jun 2026 – Sea beard (talk · edit · hist) →Amathia verticillata was RfDed by Ethmostigmus (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

• 22 Jul 2026 – Tertiapatus (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by RenaMoonn (t · c); start discussion
• 17 Jul 2026 – Lin Bing (talk · edit · hist) GA nominated by OpalYosutebito (t · c) was promoted, see discussion
• 15 Jul 2026 – Rosa (sea otter) (talk · edit · hist) GA nominated by Dragonhawk12 (t · c) was promoted, see discussion

Articles to be merged

• 21 Jul 2026 – Pufferfish mating ritual (talk · edit · hist) proposed for merging to Torquigener albomaculosus by Anthropophoca (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Articles to be split

• 29 Aug 2025 – Diapsid (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Hemiauchenia (t · c); see discussion
• 06 Jun 2025 – Alcyonacea (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Robby (t · c); see discussion
• 03 Jan 2024 – Anisakis (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Artoria2e5 (t · c); see discussion
• 01 Dec 2023 – Marthasterias (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Plantdrew (t · c); see discussion
• 25 Oct 2021 – Animal furniture (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 94.232.189.253 (t · c); see discussion

Articles for creation

• 20 Jul 2026 – Draft:Snake venom metalloproteinase (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by EthK34 (t · c)
• 17 Jul 2026 – Draft:Remembering Wildlife (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Meep 2026 (t · c)
• 13 Jul 2026 – Draft:The Lost Wolves of Yellowstone (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Romeo v. Juliet (t · c)
• 03 Jul 2026 – Draft:Autobiography (horse) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c)
• 30 Jun 2026 – Draft:Project Slingshot (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by EthicalElevation (t · c)
• 14 Jun 2026 – Draft:Bear Sanctuary Arbesbach (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Wimsianna (t · c)
• 08 Jun 2026 – Draft:Meandrina jacksoni (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Kerrirenee (t · c)
• 04 Jun 2026 – Draft:Zaptyx (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by II52tt52 (t · c)
• 29 May 2026 – Draft:Animal Welfare League (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Aduko Abasa (t · c)
• 28 May 2026 – Draft:Hendrix Genetics (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Athanelar (t · c)

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AfDs

Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Animal

Naming conventions

See also: Wikipedia:Manual of Style § Animals, plants, and other organisms; and 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 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

		The Fauna Barnstar
		This award is given to those who have made significant contributions to articles that are part of WikiProject Animals

Usage
To use this, simply add

{{The Fauna Barnstar|message ~~~~}}

to the talk page of the user you wish to reward. Make sure you include a message indicating why they are receiving the award.

Tools

A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See also the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects.

• Specific category example: Orphaned articles in Animals
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Tree of Life/Cladogram requests - Cladogram requests page
• SpeciesHelper - For species articles, automatically adds the short description, speciesbox, category, taxonbar, and stub template.

Direct links

• Alphabetic results: Alphabetic cleanup listing
• By category results: By category cleanup listing
• Specific category: 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.