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Genus Homo


The genus Homo is a category used in Linnaean taxonomy to denote the next largest category of living creatures into which the human race (Homo sapiens) can be classified. The species H. sapiens is currently the only universally accepted member of the genus Homo.

Merging Homo with Pan

According to The Third Chimpanzee...

Merging Homo with Gorilla

Under this scheme, there are five living species of human distributed among three subgenera:

• Yahoos (“Humans” proper, or “The Third Chimpanzee”) — Homo (Anthropus) sapiens
• Troglodytes (“Common Chimpanzees”) — Homo (Pan) troglodytes
• Bonobos (“Pygmy Chimpanzees”) — Homo (Pan) paniscus
• Eastern Gorillas — Homo (Gorilla) beringei
• Western Gorillas — Homo (Gorilla) gorilla


Taxonomy

Parent Group
Hominina (“Humans”)

Sister Groups
Paranthropus
Australopithecus
Prænthropus
Kenyanthropus
Ardipithecus
Sahelanthropus
Orrorin
Oreopithecus

Daughter Groups
Homo (Anthropus)
Homo (Australopithecus)
Homo (Pan)
Homo (Dryopithecus)
Homo (Gorilla)

Species
Homo sapiens
Homo erectus
Homo ergaster
Homo habilis
Homo africanus
Homo afarensis
Homo troglodytes
Homo paniscus
Homo gorilla

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