User:UtherSRG/primates2

Score ranges: 0–12

Suggested ranking scores:
Top = 9–12
High = 6–8
Mid = 3–5
Low = 0–2

Ideally, the number of articles in each category should relate as such: # Top < # High < # Mid < # Low

Here are my proposals for the point system (based on five broad types of articles):

1) Lower taxa (including individual species and subspecies):

Recognizability: +3 for highly recognizable species or subspecies (i.e. Ring-tailed Lemur, Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur, Bonobo, Mandrill, etc.)
Page popularity: +3 for articles in the top 10 of the project's most popular pages
+2 for articles in the top 100
+1 for articles in the top 200
Captive representation: +1 if the species is represented in captivity, such as zoos or research facilities, per ISIS holdings (searchable online)
Representation in academic literature: +1 if heavily studied (model organism, i.e. Gray Mouse Lemur or Ring-tailed Lemur)—use Google Scholar if needed—or is a popular subject in most textbooks (i.e. Bonobo)
Flagship/umbrella/indicator species: +1 for species or subspecies that are flagship species, umbrella species, or indicator species
IUCN rating: +3 for threatened species (CR, EN, and VU)
+2 for IUCN-classified extinct species (please verify at IUCN Red List)
+1 for NT (near threatened)