This page is about the infobox used for animal as a pet that has a given name. For the animal species, see Template:Taxobox#Animal species.
Usage
The infobox may be added by pasting the template as shown below into an article. All fields are optional and unused parameter names can be left blank or omitted.
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}|upright={{{image_upright}}}|{{{alt}}}]]
{{{caption}}}
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Other appellation(s) | {{{othername}}} |
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Species | {{{species}}} |
Breed | {{{breed}}} |
Sex | {{{gender}}} |
Born | {{{birth_name}}} {{{birth_date}}} {{{birth_place}}} |
Hatched | {{{hatch_name}}} {{{hatch_date}}} {{{hatch_place}}} |
Died | {{{death_date}}} {{{death_place}}} |
Resting place | {{{resting_place}}} {{{resting_place_coordinates}}} |
Nation from | {{{nationality}}} |
Occupation | {{{occupation}}} |
Employer | {{{employer}}} |
Notable role | {{{role}}} |
Years active | {{{years_active}}} |
Known for | {{{known_for}}} |
Training | {{{tricks}}} |
Title | {{{title}}} |
Term | {{{term}}} |
Predecessor | {{{predecessor}}} |
Successor | {{{successor}}} |
Owner | {{{owner}}} |
Residence | {{{residence}}} |
Parents | {{{parents}}} |
Offspring | {{{children}}} |
Weight | [convert: invalid number]{{{weight}}} |
Height | [convert: invalid number]{{{height}}} |
Appearance | {{{appearance}}} |
Named after | {{{namedafter}}} |
Awards | {{{awards}}} |
Website | |
Notes
{{{footnotes}}}
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{{Infobox animal | name = | image = | image_upright = | caption = | birth_name = (or hatch_name= value; for non-mammals) | othername = | species = | breed = | gender = | birth_date = (or hatch_date= value; for non-mammals) | birth_place = (or hatch_place= value; for non-mammals) | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | nationality = | occupation = | employer = | role = | years_active = | known = | tricks = | awards = | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | owner = | residence = | parents = | children = | weight = | height = | appearance = | namedafter = | website = }}
Parameters
Parameter | Explanation |
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name | The given name of the animal. Use the common name, typically name of article, if multiple names are used. If omitted or blank it defaults to the name of the article. |
image | Image file name. Use only the file name such as abc.jpg, xyz.png, 123.gif, etc. Do not use syntax such as |
image_size | For example, 150px |
image_upright | Image scaling factor, e.g. 1.2 for 120% |
caption | Photograph caption. Try to include date of photo and the photographer. |
birth_name | Name at birth if it has changed since birth. |
othername | Other appellation(s) that the animal has been known by. |
species | The scientific (aka "Latin") species name of the animal. |
breed | The breed of the animal. |
gender | The gender of the animal. |
birth_date | Date of birth. Consider using {{birth date and age}} if the animal is living, otherwise use {{birth date}}. |
birth_place | Place of birth: town, city, state, country. |
death_date | Date of death. Consider using {{death date and age}}. |
death_place | Place of death: town, city, state, country. |
resting_place | Name of cemetery; place of ash-scattering, etc. |
resting_place_coordinates | Coordinates of cemetery; place of ash-scattering, etc. using {{coord}} with display=inline,title. For graves, please be as precise as possible. |
nationality | The country the animal is from. |
occupation | The occupation(s) animal is known for, e.g. pet, mouser, actor. |
employer | The employer of the animal. |
role | If the animal is/was an actor, insert any famous roles the animal is known for. |
years_active | The years that the animal was active in its career. Use the format:
Note: If still active, use "present" in place of the end year. |
known | A brief description of why the animal is notable. |
tricks | Notable tricks the animal has been trained to perform. |
award | Any awards won. |
title | Any title the animal has held. |
term | The years the animal held the title listed above. |
predecessor | The name of the animal who previously held the title listed above. |
successor | The name of the animal who subsequently held the title listed above. |
owner | The animal's owner. |
residence | Place of residence |
parents | The names of the animal's notable parent(s) (<br />). |
children | The names of especially notable offspring of the animal(<br />). |
weight | The weight of the animal (should also include the date). |
height | The height of the animal (should also include the date). |
appearance | The appearance of the animal. |
namedafter | Who or what the animal was named after. |
website | The animal's official website. Use only the link such as http://www.example.com/. Do not use syntax such as |
Microformat
This template emits a "species" (or "biota") microformat.
The microformat is created by the use of class="biota"
, and classes for individual taxonomic ranks, such as class="domain"
in a span around {{{domain}}} (full list). Please do not change or remove those classes other than as part of development of the microformat. For background information, see microformats on Wikipedia and the microformat specification.