Vital articles is a list of subjects for which Wikipedia should have correspondingly high-quality articles. It serves as a centralized watchlist to track the status of Wikipedia's most essential articles. This is one of eleven Level 4 sub-lists of ten thousand articles and is currently under construction.
Article in the Vital list have their assessment labelled as:
- Featured articles
- Former featured articles
- A-class articles
- Good articles
- Delisted good articles
- Failed good article nominees
- B-class articles
- C-class articles
- Start-class articles
- Stub-class articles
- List-class articles
- Unassessed articles
The progress bar is auto-updated via category count, and the symbols and article counts are updated daily by User:cewbot. Please read the FAQ before modifying the article list.
This list is tailored to the English-language Wikipedia. There is also a list of ten thousand articles considered vital to Wikipedias of all languages.
For more information on this list and the process for adding articles (please see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page.
Biology and health sciences (1,480 articles)
Basics (43 articles)
Anatomy and morphology (121 articles)
Basics (5 articles)
Animal (94 articles)
General (9 articles)Circulatory system (10 articles)
Digestive system (7 articles)Muscular system (4 articles) |
Nervous system (25 articles)
Integumentary system (9 articles) |
Reproductive system (11 articles)Respiratory system (3 articles)Skeletal system (7 articles)Urinary system (3 articles)Tissues (6 articles)
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Plant (20 articles)
General (12 articles) |
Plant stem (3 articles)Plant tissues (5 articles)
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Fungus (2 articles)
Biochemistry and molecular biology (42 articles)
Biological processes and physiology (47 articles)
Basics (10 articles)
Biological reproduction (8 articles) |
Animal reproduction (7 articles)Plant reproduction (7 articles)
Development (2 articles) |
Animal ontogeny (13 articles)
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Botany (5 articles)
Cell biology (36 articles)
General (1 article)Cell processes (10 articles) |
Cellular division (5 articles)Cell parts (6 articles) |
Organelles (10 articles)
Plant cells (4 articles)
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Ecology (17 articles)
Zoology (18 articles)
General (4 articles)
Ethology (14 articles)
Organisms (870 articles)
Animals (567 articles)
General classification (8 articles)
Cnidarians (3 articles)
Echinoderms (4 articles)
Mollusks (10 articles)
Porifera (1 article)
Arachnids (7 articles)
Crustaceans (10 articles)
Insects (59 articles)
Beetles (Coleoptera) (5 articles)
Flies (Diptera) (10 articles)
- Fly
- Common fruit fly
- Black fly
- Botfly
- Crane fly
- Calliphoridae
- Horse-fly
- Housefly
- Mosquito
- Tsetse fly
Hemiptera (true bugs) (7 articles)
Hymenoptera (10 articles)
Lepidoptera (8 articles)
- Lepidoptera
- Butterfly
- Bombyx mori
- Geometer moth
- Lymantria dispar dispar
- Moth
- Pieris brassicae
- Swallowtail butterfly
Odonata (3 articles)
Orthoptera (6 articles)
Arthropoda, others (9 articles)
Hexapoda (2 articles)
Myriapoda (3 articles)
Chelicerata (3 articles)
Invertebrata, others (10 articles)
Ecdysozoa (3 articles)
Lophotrochozoa (5 articles)
Platyzoa (2 articles)
Agnatha (4 articles)
Fishes (88 articles)
- Fish (Level 3)
- Coral reef fish
- Deep-sea fish
- Chondrichthyes
- Acanthodii
- Osteichthyes
- Placodermi
- Anglerfish
- Arapaima
- Chimaera
- Eel
- Electric eel
- Flying fish
- Milkfish
- Northern pike
- Oarfish
- Mullet
- Ophidiiformes
- Scorpaeniformes
- Stickleback
Batoidea (6 articles)
Characiformes (3 articles)
Chondrosteans (2 articles)
Clupeiformes (5 articles)
Cypriniformes (5 articles)
Cyprinodontiformes (2 articles)
Gadiformes (3 articles)
Osmeriformes (2 articles)
Perciformes (17 articles)
- Perciformes
- Barracuda
- Cichlid
- Goby
- Mackerel
- Marlin
- Mahi-mahi
- Serranidae
- Siamese fighting fish
- Swordfish
- Perch
- Remora
- Tuna
- Wrasse
Pleuronectiformes (5 articles)
Salmoniformes (3 articles)
Sharks (6 articles)
Siluriformes (2 articles)
Syngnathiformes (1 article)
Tetraodontiformes (2 articles)
Amphibians (9 articles)
Reptiles (47 articles)
Dinosaurs and prehistoric reptiles (13 articles)
Birds (117 articles)
General articles (5 articles)
Accipitriformes and Falconiformes (9 articles)
Anseriformes (4 articles)
Apodiformes (2 articles)
Caprimulgiformes (1 article)
Charadriiformes (4 articles)
Ciconiiformes (4 articles)
Columbiformes (4 articles)
Coraciiformes (3 articles)
Cuculiformes (3 articles)
Galliformes (8 articles)
- Galliformes
- Chicken (Level 3)
- Grouse
- Guineafowl
- Peafowl
- Common pheasant
- Common quail
- Domestic turkey
Gaviiformes (1 article)
Gruiformes (4 articles)
Passerines (2 articles)
Corvoidea (8 articles)
Passerida (23 articles)
- Bulbul
- Cardinal
- Bunting
- Finch
- Icterid
- Lark
- Mockingbird
- New World warbler
- Old World flycatcher
- Ploceidae
- Old World sparrow
- Starling
- Sunbird
- Swallow
- Tit
- Thrush
- Wren
Tyranni (3 articles)
Pelecaniformes (5 articles)
Phoenicopteriformes (1 article)
Piciformes (3 articles)
Procellariiformes (3 articles)
Psittaciformes (4 articles)
Ratites (6 articles)
Sphenisciformes (1 article)
Strigiformes (3 articles)
Tinamiformes (1 article)
Trogoniformes (2 articles)
Mammals (162 articles)
Bats (5 articles)
Carnivora (36 articles)
Cetaceans (8 articles)
Erinaceids (1 article)
Even-toed ungulates (37 articles)
- Even-toed ungulate
- Alpaca
- Bovidae
- Camel
- Deer
- Llama
- Giraffe
- Guanaco
- Hippopotamus
- Peccary
- Pronghorn
- Sus (genus)
- Vicuña
Lagomorphs (3 articles)
Marsupials (8 articles)
Monotremes (3 articles)
Odd-toed ungulates (7 articles)
Pilosa (2 articles)
Pinnipeds (4 articles)
Primates (22 articles)
Proboscidea (3 articles)
Rodents (15 articles)
- Rodent (Level 3)
- Capybara
- Nutria
- Beaver
- Dormouse
- Guinea pig
- Hamster
- Marmot
- Mouse
- Muridae
- Muskrat
- Porcupine
- Rat
- Squirrel
Soricomorpha (2 articles)
Animal breeds and hybrids (19 articles)
Cats (2 articles)
Cattle (3 articles)
Dogs (7 articles)
Horses (5 articles)
Hybrids (1 article)
Sheep (1 article)
Plants (259 articles)
Non-flowering plants (25 articles)
Green algae (3 articles)
Bryophytes (5 articles)
Pteridophytes (4 articles)
Gymnosperms (13 articles)
Pinophyta (conifers) (10 articles)
Monocots (33 articles)
Alismatales (3 articles)
Arecales (1 article)
Asparagales (10 articles)
Commelinales (1 article)
Liliales (5 articles)
Pandanales (1 article)
Poales (9 articles)
Zingiberales (2 articles)
Non-monocots (68 articles)
Apiales (2 articles)
Asterales (11 articles)
Brassicales (2 articles)
Caryophyllales (1 article)
Cornales (1 article)
Cucurbitales (1 article)
Ericales (8 articles)
Fabales (2 articles)
Fagales (5 articles)
Gentianales (3 articles)
Lamiales (6 articles)
Malpighiales (6 articles)
Malvales (2 articles)
Myrtales (4 articles)
Proteales (3 articles)
Rosales (6 articles)
Sapindales (2 articles)
Solanales (1 article)
Edible fruits (50 articles)
Culinary fruits (38 articles)
- Apple
- Apricot
- Avocado
- Banana
- Blackberry
- Blackcurrant
- Blueberry
- Cherry
- Citrus
- Fig
- Cranberry
- Date palm
- Durian
- Grape
- Guava
- Jackfruit
- Kiwifruit
- Lychee
- Mango
- Morus
- Cucumis melo
- Olive
- Papaya
- Peach
- Pear
- Pineapple
- Plum
- Pomegranate
- Raspberry
- Strawberry
- Tamarind
- Watermelon
Botanical fruits used as culinary vegetables (12 articles)
Edible seeds, grains, nuts (pulses) (30 articles)
Grains (10 articles)
Pseudocereals (3 articles)
Nuts (8 articles)
Pulses (9 articles)
Vegetables (53 articles)
Leafy vegetables (9 articles)
Root vegetables (15 articles)
- Arrowroot
- Beetroot
- Carrot
- Cassava
- Daikon
- Onion
- Parsnip
- Potato (Level 3)
- Radish
- Rutabaga
- Sugar beet
- Sweet potato
- Taro
- Turnip
- Yam
Other vegetables (9 articles)
Herbs and spices (20 articles)
Fungi (15 articles)
Edible fungi (6 articles)
Poisonous fungi (2 articles)
Other organisms (29 articles)
Health, medicine and disease (281 articles)
Health and fitness (25 articles)
Drugs and pharmacology (35 articles)
Medicine (84 articles)
See also "Biology" for e.g. anatomy
General concepts (11 articles)Human anatomy (13 articles)Dentistry (6 articles) |
Fields of medicine (30 articles)
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Medical procedures (24 articles)
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Morbidity (137 articles)