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Content: Sections §
1. § Scope and related pages, 2. § Article titles, 3. § Taxon templates
4. § Taxoboxes Guide, 5. § Categories, 6. § Quality log
7. § Sample Articles, 8. § Article Alerts, 9. § To do

WikiProject Tree of Life A few Wikipedians have come together to make some suggestions about how we might organize data in these articles. These are only suggestions, things to give you focus and to get you going, and you shouldn't feel obligated in the least to follow them. But if you don't know what to write or where to begin, following the below guidelines may be helpful. Mainly, we just want you to write articles! For updates on Tree of Life and its subprojects, there is a monthly newletter published here to which you can subscribe. Scope and related projects This WikiProject is both a daughter project of WikiProject Biology and a meta-project in its own right. WikiProject Tree of Life aims primarily to represent the taxonomy and relationships of living organisms, as well as their extinct relatives, in a tree structure. Since there are millions of species, not all will be included, but we aim to handle as many as information, time, and interest permit. However, as a meta-project, Tree of Life directly includes only articles which have meaning across taxa or which pertain to taxonomy and systematics in general, or which do not fall under one of our daughter WikiProjects. A full directory of daughter WikiProjects has been listed below in the form of a cladogram. To see a directory of our sister WikiProjects under WikiProject Biology, see this link. To see activity levels and active editors for these projects, use the Wikiproject Directory tool and find the project in question for further information. Some projects may not be listed. Current labels are based solely on template tags at the top of WikiProject pages and do not represent an in-depth assessment of the activity level of any project by WikiProject Tree of Life. Outer WikiProject Science Wikiproject Biology WikiProject Tree of Life Inner WikiProject Tree of Life ToL Taxobox task force Eukaryotes (Article) WikiProject Animals WikiProject Arthropods WikiProject Insects Ant task force (semi-active) Hymenoptera task force WikiProject Beetles WikiProject Diptera (semi-active) WikiProject Lepidoptera WikiProject Mantodea (inactive) WikiProject Phasmatodea (inactive) WikiProject Spiders Mollusca (Article) WikiProject Bivalves WikiProject Cephalopods (inactive) WikiProject Gastropods Vertebrata (Article) WikiProject Fishes Lobe-Fin task force (shared with WP:Palaeontology) WikiProject Aquarium Fishes WikiProject Fisheries and Fishing (inactive) WikiProject Sharks WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles Pterosaurs task force (shared with WP:Palaeontology) WikiProject Dinosaurs Ankylosauria Task Force WikiProject Turtles (inactive) WikiProject Birds WikiProject Poultry (inactive) Domestic Pigeon task force (defunct) WikiProject Mammals Bats task force WikiProject Cats WikiProject Cetaceans (inactive) WikiProject Dogs (semi-active) Dog breeds task force (inactive) WikiProject Equine Horse breeds task force (Defunct)(shared with WP:AG) Horse training task force (Inactive) WikiProject Monotremes and Marsupials (defunct) Mustelids work group (inactive) Pocket pets work group (inactive) WikiProject Primates WikiProject Rodents (semi-active) WikiProject Plants WikiProject Aquatic plants (completely inactive) WikiProject Banksia (semi-active) WikiProject Cannabis WikiProject Carnivorous plants (inactive) WikiProject Horticulture and Gardening WikiProject Hypericaceae WikiProject Medicinal botany (defunct) WikiProject Pteridophytes (inactive) WikiProject Fungi Lichen task force WikiProject Algae WikiProject Protista WikiProject Microbiology WikiProject Viruses WikiProject AIDS WikiProject COVID-19 Location Based WikiProject Australian biota WikiProject Biota of Great Britain and Ireland (inactive) WikiProject Japan: flora and fauna task force (inactive?) WikiProject Marine life (inactive) WikiProject Palaeontology Lobe-Fin task force (shared with WP: Fishes) Pterosaurs task force (shared with WP: Amphibians and Reptiles) Related WikiProjects WikiProject Agriculture Livestock task force WikiProject Animal anatomy WikiProject Animals in media WikiProject Animal rights WikiProject Evolutionary biology WikiProject Ecoregions WikiProject Forestry WikiProject Wiki Makes Video Parks Wildlife WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles Global Names Index WikiProject Veterinary medicine To do New articles To browse Tree of Life subjects that require articles, see the Tree of Life list of requested articles. If adding to the list of requests, make sure to include scientific names, as it will make it easier for others to track down information. One-sentence stubs are discouraged: try to create a worthwhile start class article, with a taxobox, and sources properly cited. When adding weblinks, look for standard references first, such as the IUCN and its sub-commissions. Specific request lists also include: Missing encyclopedic articles about animals. Missing encyclopedic articles about plants Requested articles about plants (botany) Fact-check new biology articles nominated for "Did you know ...?" here. The link is to all nominated articles, but binomial species names are easy to pick out. Successful candidates will be linked to from our Main Page, so let's make them look good! Cleanup Please add {{missing-taxobox}} to the talk page of articles that need taxonomic information. Articles needing taxoboxes Missing taxobox Articles needing short descriptions there are approximately 4000 species articles without short descriptions. Run a PetScan query to get an (imperfect) list. Articles needing attention Biology pages needing attention (cleanup, expansion, wikification, expert needed, etc.) Articles needing attention Wikipedia:WikiProject Tree of Life/Articles without images Category:Taxonomic articles needing attention Plant articles needing attention Plant articles needing expert attention Wikipedia requested images of plants Unidentified plant images - Unidentified plants on Commons Assessment Wikipedia:WikiProject Tree of Life/Assessment Contest If you have significantly improved an article recently, consider participating in the Tree of Life Contest, a monthly rolling contest to motivate editors to improve articles related to any aspect of the Tree of Life. Popular pages Popular pages, a bot-generated list of pageviews, useful for focused cleanup of frequently viewed articles. Quality operations Quality operations, a bot-generated detail activity log.

WikiProject Tree of Life Project standards Shortcuts: WP:TOL WP:Tree of life WP:Tree of Life WP:TREE WP:TREEOFLIFE WP:ToL Redirects: WP:Taxoboxes and beyond WP:Wikiproject Taxonomy WP:WikiProject Taxonomy WP:Wikiproject species WP:WikiProject Taxonomic WP:TREE OF LIFE Different Spellings: WP:WikiProject Tree of life WP:Wikiproject Tree of Life Section Shortcuts: Section Redirects: WP:Taxobox Project template: {{WikiProject Tree of Life}} Member userbox: {{User WP Tree}} Barnstar: {{Tree of Life Barnstar}} Resources Main Page - Discussion Left panel - Discussion(redirect) Right panel - Discussion Alternate Main page - Discussion Tab header - Discussion(redirect) Assessment - Discussion Recognized content - Discussion Popular pages - Discussion Cultivar Template - Discussion Taxon Template - Discussion Resources - Discussion Newsletter - Discussion Participants - Discussion Contest - Discussion Template union proposal - Discussion Nono64 _ User page? - Discussion Marsupial poll - Discussion ... To Do To do list Open tasks Cladogram requests - Discussion Not in WikiProject TOL: Requested Articles - Discussion Animal image requests - Discussion Task Force Taxobox task force - Discussion in Sister projects WikiProject Taxonomy - Wikidata WikiProject Tree of Life - Commons Taxonomy - Wikispecies Tree of Life articles Trophy Case Cladistics 4 May 2004 Human Unknown Date Amphibian 25 April 2015 Archaea 10 January 2011 Introduction to evolution Unknown Date Virus 5 October 2009 Bacteria 20 January 2007 27 April 2023 Bat 21 September 2020 Bird 4 May 2010 Bivalvia 3 November 2014 Wells and Wellington affair 18 March 2021 Dinosaur 1 January 2006 Ediacaran biota 13 June 2012 Evolution 18 March 2005 Fungus 17 November 2009 Primate 6 July 2011 Rodent 22 May 2015 Turtle 23 May 2022 ... List of all recognized content ...

Taxonomic articles by quality log October 3, 2024 Assessed Category:Described in year with manual category (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t) Category:Taxa named by Günter Bechly (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t) Category:Taxa named by Jerzy Wisniewski (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t) Category:Taxa named by Nobuo Hiramatsu (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t) Category:Taxa named by Werner Hirschmann (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t) October 1, 2024 Renamed Template:LEG renamed to Template:Genus icon. Reassessed Homosexual behavior in animals (talk) reassessed. Importance rating changed from Unknown-Class to Low-Class. (rev · t) Assessed Template:Genus icon (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Template-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t) September 30, 2024 Assessed Homosexual behavior in animals (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as C-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Class. (rev · t) WP:WikiProject Animals (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Project-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t) September 28, 2024 Reassessed Category:Taxonomy templates with red-linked taxons (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Category-Class to Redirect-Class. (rev · t) September 27, 2024 Assessed Dead man's fingers (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Disambig-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t) Removed 2017 in paleontology (talk) removed.

Userboxes The following userboxes are available to add to your user page: {{User WP TOL|left}} This user is a participant in WikiProject Tree of Life. {{User WP TOL|center}} This user is a participant in WikiProject Tree of Life. {{User WP TOL|left|list}} This user is a participant in WikiProject Tree of Life. talk | articles {{User WP TOL|center|list}} This user is a participant in WikiProject Tree of Life. talk | articles Sample articles A number of articles under this WikiProject and its descendants have been recognized for their excellence by the Wikipedia community as featured articles or featured lists, and may serve as good models. The articles are sorted by WikiProject: General: Archaea, Bacteria, Ediacaran biota, Helicobacter pylori, Myxobolus cerebralis, Starfish Amphibians and Reptiles: Australian green tree frog, Cane toad, Crocodilia, Frog, Green and golden bell frog, Hawksbill sea turtle, List of snakes of Trinidad and Tobago, List of Testudines families Arthropods: Isopoda, Jaekelopterus, Megarachne, Millipede, Onychopterella Insects: Aleeta curvicosta, Ant, Horse-fly, List of Odonata species of Great Britain, List of ant subfamilies, Mayfly Spiders: Redback spider Birds: Albatross, American goldfinch, Arctic tern, Bald eagle, California condor, Common raven, Elfin woods warbler, Emu, Kakapo, List of birds of Florida, List of birds of Kansas, List of birds of Nicaragua, List of birds of Thailand, Mourning dove, Procellariidae, Red-tailed black cockatoo, Seabird Dinosaurs: Albertosaurus, Archaeopteryx, Compsognathus, Diplodocus, Dinosaur, Iguanodon, List of dinosaur genera, Psittacosaurus, Stegosaurus, Styracosaurus, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus, Velociraptor Fungi: Amanita muscaria, Amanita ocreata, Amanita phalloides, Cyathus, Gyromitra esculenta, List of Armillaria species Mammals: Elephant, European hare, Giraffe, List of fruit bats, List of mammals of Florida, List of mammals of Korea Cats: Bobcat, Cougar, Jaguar, Lion, List of felids, Smilodon Cetaceans: Baleen whale, Blue whale, Fin whale, Humpback whale, Killer whale, Right whale, Sei whale, List of cetacean species Dogs: Beringian wolf, Dire wolf, Golden jackal, List of canids Monotremes and Marsupials: Platypus, Short-beaked echidna, Tasmanian devil, Thylacine Primates: Lemur, List of lemur species, The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates, Primate, Ring-tailed lemur, Slow loris Plants: Cucurbita, Ficus macrophylla, Lambertia formosa, List of basil cultivars, List of the largest genera of flowering plants, Verbascum thapsus Banksia: B. attenuata, B. brownii, B. epica, B. ericifolia, B. integrifolia, B. serrata Carnivorous plants: Drosera regia, Pinguicula moranensis Sharks: Cretoxyrhina, Goblin shark, Megalodon, Oceanic whitetip shark, Pigeye shark, Porbeagle, Silky shark

Article alerts

Today's featured articles

• 06 Oct 2024 – Markham's storm petrel (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb

Did you know

• 03 Sep 2024 – Hymenophyllum axsmithii (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Kevmin (t · c); see discussion
• 02 Sep 2024 – Diplodus argenteus (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Ryan shell (t · c); see discussion
• 13 Aug 2024 – Xiphophorus signum (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Surtsicna (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

• 05 Sep 2024 – Jennie (dog) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Lordseriouspig (t · c) was closed as merge by OwenX (t · c) on 26 Sep 2024; see discussion (13 participants; relisted)

Proposed deletions

• 03 Oct 2024 – Rughidia (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Ethmostigmus (t · c): Unpublished taxon. See discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Plants#Rughidia
• 03 Oct 2024 – Rughidia milleri (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Ethmostigmus (t · c): Unpublished taxon. See discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Plants#Rughidia
• 23 Sep 2024 – Burmball (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Rorshacma (t · c) was deleted

Redirects for discussion

• 01 Oct 2024 – Ferruginous Hawk, (talk · edit · hist) →Ferruginous hawk was RfDed by Leonidlednev (t · c); see discussion
• 19 Sep 2024 – Dendrolaelaps zvoleniensis (talk · edit · hist) →Dendrolaelaps RfDed by Utopes (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 19 Sep 2024 – Dendrolaelaps wangfengzheni (talk · edit · hist) →Dendrolaelaps RfDed by Utopes (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 19 Sep 2024 – Dendrolaelaps wengrisae (talk · edit · hist) →Dendrolaelaps RfDed by Utopes (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 19 Sep 2024 – Dendrolaelaps volnyi (talk · edit · hist) →Dendrolaelaps RfDed by Utopes (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 19 Sep 2024 – Dendrolaelaps xylophilus (talk · edit · hist) →Dendrolaelaps RfDed by Utopes (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 19 Sep 2024 – Dendrolaelaps trispinosus (talk · edit · hist) →Dendrolaelaps RfDed by Utopes (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 19 Sep 2024 – Dendrolaelaps tridentatus (talk · edit · hist) →Dendrolaelaps RfDed by Utopes (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 19 Sep 2024 – Dendrolaelaps vitzthumicornutus (talk · edit · hist) →Dendrolaelaps RfDed by Utopes (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 19 Sep 2024 – Dendrolaelaps vermicularis (talk · edit · hist) →Dendrolaelaps RfDed by Utopes (t · c) was closed; see discussion

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Featured article candidates

• 28 Sep 2024 – Cherry-throated tanager (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Jens Lallensack (t · c); see discussion
• 24 Sep 2024 – Laquintasaura (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by LittleLazyLass (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

• 01 Oct 2024 – Cirsium greimleri (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Иованъ (t · c); see discussion
• 30 Sep 2024 – Cladoniaceae (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Esculenta (t · c); start discussion
• 27 Sep 2024 – Hypericum iwatelittorale (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Fritzmann2002 (t · c); see discussion
• 26 Sep 2024 – Balto (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Nathan Obral (t · c); start discussion
• 12 Sep 2024 – Hypericum decaisneanum (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Fritzmann2002 (t · c); see discussion
• 10 Sep 2024 – Hypericum formosissimum (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Fritzmann2002 (t · c); see discussion
• 08 Sep 2024 – Duerotherium (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by PrimalMustelid (t · c); start discussion
• 08 Sep 2024 – Robiatherium (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by PrimalMustelid (t · c); start discussion
• 08 Sep 2024 – Ephelcomenus (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by PrimalMustelid (t · c); start discussion
• 08 Sep 2024 – Catodontherium (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by PrimalMustelid (t · c); start discussion

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Good topic candidates

• 09 Sep 2024 – Hypericum sect. Adenotrias (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by Fritzmann2002 (t · c); see discussion
  The topic includes: Hypericum aciferum, Hypericum russeggeri, Hypericum aegypticum

Requests for comments

• 25 Sep 2024 – Turmeric (talk · edit · hist) RfC by DwilfaStudwell (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Peer reviews

• 22 Jun 2024 – Brown bear (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Wolverine XI (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

• 30 Sep 2024 – Obrimus (phasmid) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Obrimus by Jlwoodwa (t · c); see discussion
• 29 Sep 2024 – Snowy albatross (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Wandering albatross by Kolano123 (t · c); see discussion
• 28 Sep 2024 – Oligosoma homalonotum (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to chevron skink by Prosperosity (t · c); see discussion
• 27 Sep 2024 – Cusk (fish) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Brosme by Jlwoodwa (t · c); see discussion
• 26 Sep 2024 – Chelis (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Chelis (moth) by RedPatch (t · c); see discussion
• 23 Sep 2024 – Capros aper (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Capros by Jlwoodwa (t · c); see discussion
• 25 Sep 2024 – Maize (talk · edit · hist) move request to Zea mays by Indefatigable2 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 23 Sep 2024 – Bachmannia (talk · edit · hist) move request to Bachmannia woodii by Jlwoodwa (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Articles to be merged

• 03 Oct 2024 – Hypocalymma × linifolium (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Hypocalymma linifolium by Plantdrew (t · c); see discussion
• 03 Oct 2024 – Hypocalymma linifolium (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Hypocalymma × linifolium by Plantdrew (t · c); see discussion
• 28 Sep 2024 – Oryza rufipogon (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Oryza nivara by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
• 28 Sep 2024 – Oryza nivara (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Oryza rufipogon by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
• 26 Sep 2024 – Cirrhaea loddigesii (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Cirrhaea dependens by William Avery (t · c); see discussion
• 20 Sep 2024 – Philopedon plagiatum (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Philopedon plagiatus by Plantdrew (t · c); see discussion
• 20 Sep 2024 – Philopedon plagiatus (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Philopedon plagiatum by Plantdrew (t · c); see discussion
• 12 Sep 2024 – Long-nosed peccary (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Mylohyus by FunkMonk (t · c); see discussion
• 27 Aug 2024 – Leitneria granulata (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Leitneria granulatus by Kbseah (t · c); see discussion
• 27 Aug 2024 – Leitneria granulatus (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Leitneria granulata by Kbseah (t · c); see discussion

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Articles to be split

• 01 Apr 2024 – Mole salamander (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by TypistMonkey (t · c); see discussion
• 18 Mar 2024 – Gazelle (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Maykii (t · c); see discussion
• 14 Feb 2024 – Albidella (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Plantdrew (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
• 17 Nov 2023 – Mycoplasma (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Artoria2e5 (t · c); see discussion
• 04 Jul 2023 – Corvidae (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Super Dromaeosaurus (t · c); see discussion
• 16 Mar 2023 – Acephala group (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Artoria2e5 (t · c); see discussion
• 16 Nov 2022 – Melanthera (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Mat Kiyan (t · c); see discussion
• 26 Mar 2022 – List of organisms named after famous people (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Mrbeastmodeallday (t · c); see discussion

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Articles for creation

• 29 Sep 2024 – Draft:Chapmannia floridana (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by FloridaArmy (t · c) was accepted to Chapmannia floridana (talk · edit · hist) by KylieTastic (t · c) on 30 Sep 2024
• 27 Sep 2024 – Draft:Amorpha crenulata (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by FloridaArmy (t · c) was accepted to Amorpha crenulata (talk · edit · hist) by KylieTastic (t · c) on 28 Sep 2024

To do

New articles

To browse Tree of Life subjects that require articles, see the Tree of Life list of requested articles. If adding to the list of requests, make sure to include scientific names, as it will make it easier for others to track down information. One-sentence stubs are discouraged: try to create a worthwhile start class article, with a taxobox, and sources properly cited. When adding weblinks, look for standard references first, such as the IUCN and its sub-commissions.

Specific request lists also include:

• Missing encyclopedic articles about animals.
• Missing encyclopedic articles about plants
• Requested articles about plants (botany)
• Fact-check new biology articles nominated for "Did you know ...?" here. The link is to all nominated articles, but binomial species names are easy to pick out. Successful candidates will be linked to from our Main Page, so let's make them look good!

Cleanup

Please add {{missing-taxobox}} to the talk page of articles that need taxonomic information.

Articles needing taxoboxes

• Missing taxobox

Articles needing short descriptions

• there are approximately 4000 species articles without short descriptions. Run a PetScan query to get an (imperfect) list.

Articles needing attention

• Biology pages needing attention (cleanup, expansion, wikification, expert needed, etc.)

Articles needing attention

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Tree of Life/Articles without images
• Category:Taxonomic articles needing attention
• Plant articles needing attention
• Plant articles needing expert attention
• Wikipedia requested images of plants
• Unidentified plant images - Unidentified plants on Commons

Assessment

Wikipedia:WikiProject Tree of Life/Assessment

Contest

If you have significantly improved an article recently, consider participating in the Tree of Life Contest, a monthly rolling contest to motivate editors to improve articles related to any aspect of the Tree of Life.

Popular pages

Popular pages, a bot-generated list of pageviews, useful for focused cleanup of frequently viewed articles.

Quality operations

Quality operations, a bot-generated detail activity log.

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