Wikidata:WikiProject Middle-earth/Universe/Taxonomy

We need to build a fictional taxonomy for races, peoples and characters. We can differentiate between plants, animals and others beings. All these items should use from narrative universe (P1080) Tolkien's legendarium (Q81738) (excluding the categories).

Plants

Category : Category:Middle-earth plants (Q7035732) (subclass of (P279) Category:Fictional plants (Q6299400))

List : Middle-earth plants (Q578380)

Subject : ? (actually we can use the list, because on many WP the articles are not simply a list but also an introduction of the subject)

• Species of plants should use subclass of (P279) Middle-earth plants (Q578380) and instance of (P31) fictional taxon (Q15707583).
  • exemple : mallorn (Q2294716) subclass of (P279) Middle-earth plants (Q578380)) and instance of (P31) fictional taxon (Q15707583).
• Individual plant should use instance of (P31) with their species if the species exist.
  • exemple : Celeborn (Q5760069) instance of (P31) White Tree (Q17412582)

Animals

Category : Category:Middle-earth animals (Q7791188) (subclass of (P279) Category:Fictional animals (Q6885372))

List : list of Middle-earth animals (Q2700354)

Subject :

• Species of animals should use subclass of (P279) list of Middle-earth animals (Q2700354) and instance of (P31) fictional species of animal (Q15702752).
  • exemple : warg (Q719935) subclass of (P279) list of Middle-earth animals (Q2700354) and instance of (P31) fictional species of animal (Q15702752).
• Individual animal should use instance of (P31) with their species if the species exist.
  • exemple : Shadowfax (Q2707949) instance of (P31) Mearas (Q2715082)

Others beings / Characters

(but individual animals are also characters)

Races

Category : Category:Middle-earth races (Q6822457)

List :

Subject : Middle-earth race (Q989255)

The possibilities should all use instance of (P31) Middle-earth race (Q989255), they are:

• Ainur (Q78498) - Category:Ainur (Q7796098)
  • Valar (Q78493) - Category:Middle-earth Valar (Q8627893)
  • Maiar (Q719506) - Category:Middle-earth Maiar (Q7215689)
• Children of Ilúvatar (Q2339166)
  • Middle-earth elf (Q203904) - Category:Middle-earth Elves (Q7214956) / Category:Middle-earth Elven races (Q6306997)
    • half-elven (Q2035494) - Category:Middle-earth Half-elven (Q8788883)
  • Middle-earth man (Q1621322) - Category:Middle-earth Men (Q7143954)
    • Hobbit (Q74359) - Category:Middle-earth Hobbits (Q7796862)
• Middle-earth dwarf (Q338688) - Category:Middle-earth Dwarves (Q7797118)
• Orcs in Tolkien's legendarium (Q937840) - Category:Middle-earth Orcs (Q8627879)
  • Uruk-hai (Q7515806)
  • Half-orcs (Q6124780)
• Ent (Q6667893) - Category:Ents (Q8419338)
• dragons of Middle-earth (Q2014788) - Category:Middle-earth Dragons (Q7720809)
  • Urulóki (Q11954120)
  • cold-drakes (Q18379832)
• Trolls (Q899421) - Category:Middle-earth trolls (Q10105342)
  • Hill-trolls (Q12298626)
  • Olog-hai (Q9052187)

Peoples

Category : Category:Middle-earth peoples (Q9111597)

List : list of Middle-earth peoples (Q7476744)

Subject : Middle-earth people (Q17412916)

All peoples should have instance of (P31) Middle-earth people (Q17412916) and subclass of (P279) with the corresponding race.

Elves

Category : Category:Middle-earth Elven races (Q6306997)

They should all have subclass of (P279) Middle-earth elf (Q203904) or more precise

• Minyar, Tatyar, Nelyar : no wikidata entries
• Avari (Q2070080)
  • Cuind (Q12787150)
  • Hwenti (Q12791197)
  • Kinn-lai (Q12793659)
  • Q12793666
  • Penni (Q18507190)
  • Q12806365
• Eldar (Q2755612)
  • Vanyar (Q6630667) subclass of (P279) Eldar (Q2755612) - Category:Vanyar (Q9107901)
  • Noldor (Q6672460) subclass of (P279) Eldar (Q2755612) - Category:Noldor (Q8680915)
  • Teleri (Q1647092) subclass of (P279) Eldar (Q2755612) - Category:Teleri (Q8834685)
    • Falmari (Q10752909) subclass of (P279) Teleri (Q1647092)
    • Sindar (Q1647099) subclass of (P279) Teleri (Q1647092) - Category:Grey Elves (Q8501088)
      • Falathrim (Q7474647) subclass of (P279) Sindar (Q1647099)
    • Nandor (Q6037755) subclass of (P279) Teleri (Q1647092)
      • Laiquendi (Q996004) subclass of (P279) Nandor (Q6037755)
• Silvan Elves (Q1050285) (mixture of Avari/Nandor/Others)
  • Galadhrim (Q3094480)

There is also

• Calaquendi (Q2088628) - list of Calaquendi (Q7477662)
• Moriquendi (Q7503864) - list of Sindar and Moriquendi (Q7477681)

and

• Amanyar => Calaquendi (Q2088628) (same scope)
• Úmanyar (Q10843084)
• Avamanyar

these should be also be used with subclass of (P279), which mean peoples can have two values with subclass of (P279).

Men

Category : Category:Middle-earth Human peoples (Q10603146)

Hobbits

Category : Category:Middle-earth Hobbits (Q7796862)

They should all have subclass of (P279) Hobbit (Q74359)

• Fallohides (Q3750416)
• Stoors (Q3750888)
• Harfoots (Q3750425)

Individuals

Category : Category:Middle-earth characters (Q6151745) (subclass of (P279) Category:Characters in fantasy literature (Q7046469))

List : list of Middle-earth characters (Q1204735)

Subject : character from Tolkien's legendarium (Q15731071)

Individuals members should all have

• instance of (P31) with a race as value.
• ethnic group (P172) with a people as value (when known, of course).