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Please use the following categories for different taxonomic types of animal:
- {{mammal-stub}} for mammals, including breeds of domestic mammals (please see Category:Mammal stubs for a list of its subcategories)
- {{bat-stub}} for bats
- {{carnivora-stub}} for members of the Order Carnivora
- {{dog-stub}} for breeds of dogs
- {{feline-stub}} for the cat family
- {{eventoedungulate-stub}} for members of the Order Artiodactyla
- {{horse-stub}} for horses (not horseracing)
- {{primate-stub}} for primates
- {{rodent-stub}} for rodents
- {{bird-stub}} for birds
- {{passerine-stub}} for passerines
- {{parrot-stub}} for parrots
- {{paleo-bird-stub}} for prehistoric birds
- For ornithologists, use {{ornithologist-stub}}.
- {{reptile-stub}} for reptiles
- {{turtle-stub}} for turtles, including tortoises
- {{lizard-stub}} for lizards
- {{gecko-stub}} for geckos
- {{skink-stub}} for skinks
- {{snake-stub}} for snakes
- {{dinosaur-stub}} for dinosaurs
- {{amphibian-stub}} for amphibians
- {{fish-stub}} for fish
- {{Shark-stub}} for sharks
- {{arthropod-stub}} for arthropods
- {{arachnid-stub}} for arachnids
- {{crustacean-stub}} for crustaceans
- {{insect-stub}} for insects
- {{ant-stub}} for ants
- {{beetle-stub}} for beetles
- {{butterfly-stub}} for butterflies
- {{moth-stub}} for moths
- For entomologists, use {{entomologist-stub}}.
- {{mollusc-stub}} for molluscs
- {{cephalopod-stub}} for cephalopods
- {{echinoderm-stub}} for echinoderms
- Non taxonomic groups
- For zoology in general, use {{zoology-stub}};
- For animal rights, use {{animal-rights-stub}};
- For pets, use {{pet-stub}};