Human Classification

[lsegura]

How are humans classified?

[brachiopod]

Taxonomic description (Linnaean)

Kingdom; animalia ('animal kingdom')
Phylum; chordata ('vertebrates')
Class; mammalia ('mammals')
Sub-Class;
Order; primata
Family; hominidae
Genus; homo
Species; Homo sapiens

[brachiopod]

Sorry, fired of prematurely (again!!)

Sub-Class is eutheria ('placentals')

and, (If I remember my taxonomy) the Genus should be capitalised; Homo.

[Clanad]

Close, brachiopod... I show Subclass: Theria (which can include placentals but also marsupials)

Infraclass is Eutheria, however.
Further, according to Linnaeus,:

Suborder: Anthropoidea
Superfamily: Hominodea
Family: Q.E.D.
Genus: Homo (as you've indicated, except italicized as well)

Species: sapiens (some taxonomists employ, as you have, the genus as well)

A further Division of Domain above Kingdom is used, but not by all bioligists. I've only seen it used a few times in obscure references.

Entirely and overabundantly pedantic...

[brachiopod]

I don't know, you Chordata think you are so superior. At least I have a Phylum to myself !! You lot are just spineless...err, I mean, you're jellyfish, err, no, I mean you're a bunch of 'orrible urchins...oh, I give up.

;o)

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