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}};