Hominidae

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Hominidae
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Suborder: Haplorrhini Infraorder: Simiiformes Family: Hominidae
Genera
Subfamily Homininae Australopithecus extinct Pan (Chimpanzees and bonobos) Gorilla (Gorillas) Homo (Humans) Subfamily Ponginae Gigantopithecus extinct Pongo (Orangutans)

The Hominidae form a taxonomic family of primates, including four extant genera: chimpanzees and bonobos (Pan), gorillas (Gorilla), humans (Homo), and orangutans (Pongo). Two more genera is nowadays extinct: Australopithecus and Gigantopithecus.

Introduction

Anatomy

Speculative evolutionary diagram of Hominidae phylogeny based on the interpretation of skeletal remains.

Reproduction

Gorilla and child

Ecology

Gallery

Chimpanzee

Bonobo

Gorilla

Related References

• Hominidae Wikipedia

See Also

• Animals