Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Canis lupus dingo


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Naypta ☺ &#124; ✉ talk page &#124; 19:51, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

Canis lupus dingo

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Same species as Dingo just a synonym 🌸 1.Ayana 🌸 (talk) 20:17, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Animal-related deletion discussions. 🌸 1.Ayana 🌸 (talk) 20:17, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Oceania-related deletion discussions. 🌸 1.Ayana 🌸 (talk) 20:17, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
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Comment Could be renamed Taxonomy of the Dingo instead? since its disputed weather the Dingo is a subspecies of Canis lupus or its own species  🌸 1.Ayana 🌸 (talk) 22:16, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep This is not a duplicate of an existing page, but two completely separate articles, and the taxonomy page would be a valid fork. Not a good nomination. SportingFlyer  T · C  21:06, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Merge to Dingo. Part of the content is duplicate, and other content should be in the main article. Both are articles aren't at a size that warrants a split in my mind. I don't see the need for a separate Dingo evolution or Dingo taxonomy debate page. At the very least, the article should be renamed as the current title is misleading as it directly overlaps with Dingo (using one of the scientific forms of the name).--Eostrix (talk) 08:14, 6 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep. The article explicitly commences with "Canis lupus dingo is a taxonomic rank..." It is not "Same species as Dingo just a synonym", because it is not an animal it is a rank that includes animals. The Australian dingo (Canis dingo) is a taxonomic synonym for the wolf subspecies Canis lupus dingo, as is the New Guinea Singing Dog (Canis hallstromi) and a number of other extinct or believed to be extinct taxons across SE Asia according to the taxonomic authority MSW3. The article is supported by WP:RELIABLE WP:SECONDARY sources and therefore meets WP:GNG. The dingo and New Guinea Singing Dog are sub-topics of this legitimate subspecies class, not the other way around. I strongly suggest that you raise issues with any article badged under WP:DOGS at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Dogs, which you have chosen not to do. The confusion is caused by the article on the Australian dingo displaying a subspecies taxobox, which it is not entitled to display as it does not represent the entire subspecies - you will find that issue already raised at Talk:Dingo immediately above your nomination for deletion there.


 * However, I am open to ideas as to what might be done with the article, because the recognition of the subspecies is now open to question, with the NGSD and Aust dingo being regarded as the domestic dog Canis familiaris: IUCN and IUCN/SSC Canid Specialist Group. Be aware that the people on the dingo article will not accept any material that does not relate to the Australian dingo - we have been down that path before.  William Harris Canis lupis track.svg talk Canis lupis track.svg 09:28, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep. First phrase on this page tells that Canis lupus dingo is a taxonomic rank that includes both the dingo that is native to Australia and the rare New Guinea singing dog that is native to the New Guinea Highlands. Assuming this is correct statement (apparently it is), it explains why dingo is a legitimate sub-page of this page. It does make sense they were recently classified as Canis familiaris, but I am not sure how can we change the current structure of these pages. My very best wishes (talk) 00:26, 10 May 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   16:24, 13 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep, article about the taxonomic rank, not the dingo. Cavalryman (talk) 08:40, 14 May 2020 (UTC).
 * Keep per William Harris. --Hammersoft (talk) 19:05, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep As stated above many times, this is a taxonomic rank and not "just a synonym". DCook58 (talk) 03:08, 18 May 2020 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.