Taxobox Templates for Biological Classification

The Taxobox templates can be implemented at wikis.evergreen.edu to create an standardized way of adding biological classification data identical to what's done at wikipedia.org.

Examples of Taxobox

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoduck

Taxobox syntax

{{Taxobox
| name = Killer whale
| image = Killerwhales jumping.jpg
| image_alt = Two killer whales jump above the sea surface...
| image_caption = Transient killer whales near [[Unimak Island]], eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordate]]
| classis = [[Mammal]]ia
| ordo = [[Cetacea]]
| subordo = [[Odontoceti]]
| familia = [[Delphinidae]]
| genus = '''''Orcinus'''''
| species = '''''O. orca'''''
| binomial = ''Orcinus orca''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758
| synonyms = ''Orca gladiator''
| range_map = Killer Whale Range Map.svg
| range_map_alt = A world map shows killer whales are found throughout...
| range_map_caption = ''Orcinus orca'' range (in blue)
}}

Setting up Taxobox on your wiki (for wiki admins)

The following template files must be copied from wikipedia.org before using the taxobox template:

1. Template:!
   • subtemplate Template doc is not required
2. Template:Taxobox
   • subtemplate Template:Documentation is not required
   • subtemplate Template:Pp-template is not required
3. Template:Taxobox colour
   • subtemplate Template:Template doc is not required
4. Template:Taxobox/species