User:Oliviariedy/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Bolivian chinchilla rat

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because the Bolivian chinchilla rat is critically endangered, and there is a lack on information on the species.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section:


 * 1) Only contains three sentences, detailing taxonomy, and its location and habitat

Content:


 * 1) Lacks any detailed content, has a section for both habitat and ecology and threats to the species, with no more than a short paragraph in each

Tone and Balance:


 * 1) Article shows no bias towards a certain viewpoint, just generally lacks information

Sources and References:


 * 1) Only 2 references are present for the data given in the article, the IUCN red list and a book from 2005.

Organization and writing quality:


 * 1) Current article offers concise, factual evidence on the sections present

Images and Media:


 * 1) There are no images or media present in this article

Talk Page:


 * 1) There are no discussions that have occurred in the talk page of the article

Overall Impressions:


 * 1) This article is a stub, and is missing key information that is available from various sources, and is quite sparse in what it does include within the habitat and ecology section as well as the threats section
 * 2) This article could benefit from more sources, as well as more information, such as conservation efforts, habits of the animal and media