Extended Scientific Classification
The modern scientific classification of the human species contains many sub- and super- sections (each one being, ideally, a clade) which have been interpolated between the seven traditional Linnaean taxonomic ranks.
Humans are not only the sole surviving representatives of the genus Homo but also the only surviving representatives of the subtribe Hominina, which includes Australopithecus and other more anthropomorphic hominids. Species believed to be ancestors are listed within higher taxa.
- Biota
- Clade - Cytota
- Clade - Neomura
- Domain - Eukarya
- Clade - Unikonta
- Clade - Opisthokonta
- Clade - Holozoa
- Clade - Filozoa
- Kingdom - Animalia/Metazoa
- Subkingdom - Eumetazoa
- Clade - Bilateria
- Clade - Coelomata
- Superphylum - Deuterostomia
- Phylum - Chordata
- Clade - Craniata
- Subphylum - Vertebrata
- Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
- Clade - Teleostomi
- Clade - Euteleostomi
- Superclass - Osteichthyes
- Class - Sarcopterygii
- Infraclass - Tetrapodomorpha
- Superclass - Tetrapoda
- Clade - Amniota
- Subclass - Synapsida
- Order - Therapsida
- Clade - Theriodontia
- Suborder - Cynodontia
- Clade - Epicynodontia
- Infraorder - Eucynodontia
- Clade - Probainognathia
- Clade - Chiniquodontoidea
- Clade - Mamaliamorpha
- Clade - Mammaliaformes
- Class - Mammalia
- Subclass - Theriiformes
- Infraclass - Holotheria
- Superlegion - Trechnotheria
- Legion - Cladotheria
- Sublegion - Zatheria
- Infralegion - Tribosphenida
- Supercohort - Theria
- Cohort - Eutheria
- Magnorder - Boreoeutheria
- Superorder - Euarchontoglires
- Grandorder - Euarchonta
- Epiorder - Primatomorpha
- Order - Primates
- Suborder - Haplorrhini
- Infraorder - Simiiformes
- Parvorder - Catarrhini
- Superfamily - Hominoidea
- Species - Proconsul africanus
- Family - Hominidae
- Subfamily - Homininae
- Species - Pierolapithecus catalaunicus
- Tribe - Hominini
- Species - Sahelanthropus tchadensis, possible common ancestor with chimpanzees
- Species - Orrorin tugenensis, may be an early species after split with chimpanzees
- Subtribe - Hominina
- Genus - Ardipithecus
- Genus - Kenyanthropus
- Genus - Australopithecus
- Genus - Homo
- Species - Homo habilis
- Species - Homo ergaster
- Species - Homo erectus
- Species - Homo heidelbergensis
- Species - Homo sapiens
- Subspecies - Homo sapiens idaltu
- Subspecies - Homo sapiens sapiens
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