Talk:Scottish wildcat
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Subspecific status debatable
editI found this article [1] that gives the Scottish wildcat as F. s. grampia. Also, the EoL lists it.--SilverTiger12 (talk) 20:21, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
- A newspaper article is definitely not a reliable source for subspecific assessment! Nor is EoL! The only recognised authority for taxonomic classification used to be MSW3, and as of 2017 is the revision of felid taxonomy by the Cat SG taskforce!!-- BhagyaMani (talk) 20:28, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
A quick search on Google Scholar also pulled up some 2017 & 2018 articles that used F. s. grampia for the Scottish wildcat. Obviously, there are still people (including experts) that feel it is a distinct subspecies. WP:NPOV.--SilverTiger12 (talk) 20:38, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
- And what exactly are these articles about? Does any of these authors discuss subspecific status? -- BhagyaMani (talk) 20:50, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
Proposed move to Felis silvestris silvestris
editSee discussion at Talk:European_wildcat#Vernacular_name_of_Felis_silvestris_silvestris. - UtherSRG (talk) 18:56, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose, the Scottish wildcat is but one population of Felis silvestris silvestris. --SilverTiger12 (talk) 19:05, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose for the same reason as the above: it is NOT a subspecies, but one population of a subspecies. – BhagyaMani (talk) 04:46, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
Replacement of American English Template
editI removed the "American English" template tag - the article is not actually in American English ("Behaviour", "Coloured", "Programme"...) and even if it was, it shouldn't be for a UK specific subject.