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