Template:Infobox animal

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This template is about the infobox used for specific animals with given names, including individual pets. 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.

{{{name}}}

[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}|upright={{{image_upright}}}]] {{{caption}}}
Other name	{{{othername}}}
Species	{{{species}}}
Breed	{{{breed}}}
Sex	{{{sex}}}
Born	{{{birth_name}}} {{{birth_date}}} {{{birth_place}}}
Hatched	{{{hatch_name}}} {{{hatch_date}}} {{{hatch_place}}}
Died	{{{death_date}}} {{{death_place}}}
Cause of death	{{{death_cause}}}
Resting place	{{{resting_place}}} {{{resting_place_coordinates}}}
Nationality	{{{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}}}
Parent	{{{parents}}}
Mate	{{{mate}}}
Offspring	{{{children}}}
Weight	{{{weight}}}
Height	{{{height}}}
Appearance	{{{appearance}}}
Named after	{{{namedafter}}}
Awards	{{{awards}}}
{{{module}}}
{{{module2}}}
{{{module3}}}
{{{module4}}}
{{{module5}}}
{{{website}}}
Notes {{{footnotes}}}

{{Infobox animal
| name          = 
| image         = 
| image_upright = 
| landscape     = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank -->
| alt           = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software -->
| caption       = 
| othername     = 
| species       = 
| breed         = 
| sex           = 
| birth_name    = <!-- (or hatch_name= value; for non-mammals) -->
| birth_date    = <!-- (or hatch_date= value; for non-mammals) -->
| birth_place   = <!-- (or hatch_place= value; for non-mammals)-->
| death_date    = 
| death_place   = 
| death_cause   =
| resting_place = 
| resting_place_coordinates = 
| nationality   = <!-- use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]] -->
| occupation    = 
| employer      = 
| role          = 
| years_active  = 
| known_for     = 
| tricks        = 
| awards        = 
| title         = 
| term          = 
| predecessor   = 
| successor     = 
| owner         = 
| residence     = 
| parents       = 
| mate          = 
| children      = 
| weight        = 
| height        = 
| appearance    = 
| namedafter    = 
| module        = 
| module2       = 
| module3       = 
| module4       = 
| module5       = 
| website       = 
| footnotes     = 
}}

Parameters

Parameter	Explanation
name	The given name of the animal. Use the animal's common name, typically the 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 [[File:abc.jpg]] or [[File:abc.jpg|200px]].
image_size	For example, 150px
image_upright	Image scaling factor, e.g. 1.2 for 120%
landscape	Set to "yes" when using wide, short images. The image height (rather than width) will be limited to 200 pixels.
alt	The alt attribute for the image, for readers who cannot see the image. See WP:ALT.
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.
sex	The sex 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.
death_cause	Should be clearly defined, and should only be included when the cause of death has significance for the subject's notability
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: year of first professional performance–year of final professional appearance 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.
awards	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 />).
mate	The names of especially notable mate(s) of the animal(<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 physical appearance of the animal (Coat type, color, distinguishing features).
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 [http://www.example.com/].
module module2 module3 module4 module5	Used for embedding other infoboxes into this one.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Infobox animal

Infobox used for specific animals with given names, including individual pets

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	name	The given name of the animal. Use the animal's common name, typically the name of article, if multiple names are used. If omitted or blank it defaults to the name of the article.	String	suggested
Image	image	Image file name. Use only the file name such as abc.jpg, xyz.png, 123.gif, etc.	File	suggested
Image size	image_size imagesize image size	For example, 150px	String	optional
Image upright	image_upright	Image scaling factor, e.g. 1.2 for 120%	Number	optional
Caption	caption image caption image_caption	Photograph caption. Try to include date of photo and the photographer.	String	suggested
Landscape	landscape	Set to "yes" when using wide, short images. The image height (rather than width) will be limited to 200 pixels. Auto value yes	String	optional
Alt	alt	The [[alt attribute]] for the image, for readers who cannot see the image. See [[WP:ALT]].	String	optional
Other name	othername	Other appellation(s) that the animal has been known by.	String	optional
Species	species	The scientific (aka "Latin") [[species]] name of the animal.	String	suggested
Breed	breed	The [[breed]] of the animal.	String	suggested
Sex	sex gender	The [[sex]] of the animal.	String	suggested
Birth name	birth_name	Name at birth if it has changed since birth.	String	optional
Birth date	birth_date	Date of birth. Consider using {{birth date and age}} if the animal is living, otherwise use {{birth date}}.	String	suggested
Birth place	birth_place	Place of birth: town, city, state, country.	String	suggested
Hatch Name	hatch_name	no description	String	optional
Hatch Date	hatch_date	no description	Unknown	optional
Hatch Place	hatch_place	no description	String	optional
Death date	death_date	Date of death. Consider using {{death date and age}}.	String	optional
Death place	death_place	Place of death: town, city, state, country.	String	optional
Death cause	death_cause	Should be clearly defined, and should only be included when the cause of death has significance for the subject's notability	String	optional
Resting place	resting_place	Name of cemetery; place of ash-scattering, etc.	String	optional
Resting place coordinates	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.	String	optional
Nationality	nationality	The country the animal is from.	String	optional
Occupation	occupation	The occupation(s) animal is known for, e.g. [[pet]], [[wiktionary:mouser|mouser]], [[actor]].	String	optional
Employer	employer	The employer of the animal.	String	optional
Role	role	If the animal is/was an actor, insert any famous roles the animal is known for.	String	optional
Years active	years_active	The years that the animal was active in its career. Use the format: <blockquote><nowiki>year of first professional performance</nowiki>–<nowiki>year of final professional appearance</nowiki></blockquote>Note: If still active, use "present" in place of the end year.	String	optional
Known	known known_for	A brief description of why the animal is notable.	Unknown	optional
Tricks	tricks	Notable tricks the animal has been [[animal training|trained]] to perform.	Unknown	optional
Awards	awards	Any awards won.	Unknown	optional
Title	title	Any title the animal has held.	Unknown	optional
Term	term	The years the animal held the '''title''' listed above.	Unknown	optional
Predecessor	predecessor	The name of the animal who previously held the '''title''' listed above.	Unknown	optional
Successor	successor	The name of the animal who subsequently held the '''title''' listed above.	Unknown	optional
Owner	owner	The animal's owner. Use owners if there are multiple.	String	optional
Owners	owners	The animal's owners. Use owner if there is only one.	String	optional
Residence	residence	Place of residence	String	optional
Parents	parents	The names of the animal's ''notable'' parent(s).	String	optional
Mate	mate	The names of ''especially notable'' mate(s) of the animal.	String	optional
Children	children	The names of ''especially notable'' offspring of the animal.	String	optional
Weight	weight	The weight of the animal (should also include the date).	Unknown	optional
Weight (pounds)	weight_lb	The animal's weight, in pounds. Will be converted.	Number	optional
Weight (kilos)	weight_kg	The animal's weight in kilograms. Will be converted automatically.	Number	optional
weight_st	weight_st	no description	Unknown	optional
Height	height	The height of the animal (should also include the date).	Unknown	optional
Height (cm)	height_cm	This animal's height in centimeters. Will be converted.	Number	optional
Height (ft)	height_ft	This animal's height in feet. Will be converted.	Number	optional
Height (inches)	height_in	This animal's height in inches. Will be converted.	Number	optional
Appearance	appearance	The appearance of the animal.	Unknown	optional
Named After	namedafter	Who or what the animal was named after.	String	optional
Website	website	The animal's official website. Use only the link such as {{URL|example.com}} or {{Official URL}}	Template	optional
Module 1	module misc	Used for embedding other infoboxes into this one.	Template	optional
Module 2	module2	Used for embedding other infoboxes into this one.	Template	optional
Module 3	module3	Used for embedding other infoboxes into this one.	Template	optional
Module 4	module4	Used for embedding other infoboxes into this one.	Template	optional
Module 5	module5	Used for embedding other infoboxes into this one.	Template	optional
Footnotes	footnotes	Notes at the bottom of the infobox.	String	optional
Embed	embed child	If this is a child or embed of another infobox	Unknown	optional

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.

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