Summary Life Sciences (Biology)

,PLACE OF HUMANS IN THE ANIMAL
KINGDOM

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Superfamily: Hominoidea
Family: Hominidae
Subfamily: Homininae
Genus: Homo
Species: Homo sapiens

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, • Humans are mammals, belonging to the Class Mammalia, bec
their bodies are covered in hair and they suckle their young.
• Humans belong to the Order Primates.
• Primates include humans, monkeys, gibbons, bushbabies, lem
and apes (orangutans, gorillas and chimpanzees).
• The order Primates includes the Superfamily Hominoidea
• Hominoidea is subdivided into two Families : Hominidae (G
Apes and humans) and Hylobatidae (gibbons).
• Hominidae is divided into two Subfamilies: - Homininae (Hum
gorillas and chimpanzees) and Ponginae (orangutans).
• Humans belong to the Genus Homo.