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==== Extinct species ====
If the genus is extinct, the extinct status will be picked up automatically from the taxonomy template for the genus, and a &dagger; placed before the species name in the taxobox.

If the species is extinct, but the genus is not, then to achieve the same effect, use one of
* {{para|extinct|yes}} (<code>true</code> is also accepted)
* {{para|extinct|DATE}} – for recently extinct species, such as the [[Dodo]], to show when it became extinct. DATE is free-form text: examples are "1780", "about 1700", "after 1791". The DATE text will be displayed if (and only if) {{para|status}} is set to "EX" or equivalents in different status systems.