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Hominoid

Hominoid

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Family:	Hominidae
Genus:	Homo

Species

H. habilis (extinct)
H. rudolfensis[?] (extinct)
H. ergaster[?] (extinct)
H. erectus (extinct)
H. heidelbergensis[?] (extinct)
H. neanderthalensis (extinct)
H. sapiens (Humans)

Hominoids (Genus Homo ) denotes a group of Hominids that contains modern humans (Homo sapiens) as well as a number of extinct species. Homo is Latin for man.

Note that the division of extinct members of the genus Homo is still under discussion. H. habilis, H. erectus and (of course) H. sapiens are generally recognized, but H. rudolfensis and H. ergaster are sometimes classified under H. habilis and H. erectus respectively, while H. heidelbergensis and H. neanderthalensis are sometimes classified as sub-species of H. sapiens, thus giving

Species habilis (extinct)
- Subspecies rudolfensis[?] (extinct)
Species erectus (extinct)
- Subspecies ergaster[?] (extinct)
Species sapiens
- Subspecies heidelbergensis[?] (extinct)
- Subspecies neanderthalensis (extinct)

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