Wikipedia:WikiProject Primates/species taxobox example

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Drill


Template:StatusEndangered
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Mandrillus
Species: M. leucophaeus
Binomial name
Mandrillus leucophaeus
Linnaeus, 1758

[edit] Things to note:

  • Usually the taxobox heading is the common name of the organism in bold type. The taxobox name and the article title, should always be singular.
  • If there is no suitable common name, use the scientific name instead.


[edit] Example ready for cut and paste

{{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Drill}}<br>{{StatusEndangered}}
{{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = pink}}
{{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Animal]]ia}}
{{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordata]]}}
{{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Mammal]]ia}}
{{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Primate]]s}}
{{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Cercopithecidae]]}}
{{Taxobox_genus_entry | taxon = ''[[Mandrillus]]''}}
{{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''M. leucophaeus'''''}}
{{Taxobox_end_placement}}
{{Taxobox_section_binomial_simple | color = pink | binomial_name = Mandrillus leucophaeus}}<br>{{Taxobox_authority | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
{{Taxobox_end}}