Hominidae
In brief
Hominidae includes humans, orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos. Gibbons belong to the broader ape group but not this family. “Hominid” should therefore not be used as a synonym restricted to humans and their fossil relatives. [2]
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EcoGenesis
Where to check this statement
- biology55-S11
- Hominid/Hominin definitions and great ape membership.
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Hominidae: humans and other great apes
Anatomical similarities and genetic evidence connect humans with other great apes. This relationship reflects shared ancestors, rather than human descent from a living chimpanzee.
[3]Evidence for this statement
EcoGenesis
Where to check this statement
- biology55-S12
- Primate family context and shared ancestors; percentages and dates excluded.
Reading this page
Family, genus and species names refer to different classification levels. A sequence-similarity percentage requires the compared region and method; this page does not calculate a general percentage of organism identity.
Evidence for this statement
EcoGenesis
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Open Homo from the family and then an individual species. Compare its classification source with the source of an available molecular record: these provide different kinds of evidence.
Evidence for this statement
EcoGenesis
This group in the catalogue
The installed Catalogue of Life places Hominidae at the rank of family. Accepted record col:6256T belongs to COL26.7 Base, 2026-07-14. The authored scientific name is retained alongside the shorter name; navigation uses the record identifier.
[1]Evidence for this statement
EcoGenesis
Where to check this statement
- classification55-6256T
- Installed classification: exact record, ancestor path and direct-child count. This is not a new phylogeny or a biological review.
The immediate parent here is Hominoidea Gray, 1825 (superfamily). Preserve intermediate groups in the full path: a short list of principal ranks can omit them.
[1]Evidence for this statement
EcoGenesis
Where to check this statement
- classification55-6256T
- Installed classification: exact record, ancestor path and direct-child count. This is not a new phylogeny or a biological review.
This index version contains 2 direct child records. This counts the next level of the tree, not all species, organisms, observations or studied genomes in the group.
[1]Evidence for this statement
EcoGenesis
Where to check this statement
- classification55-6256T
- Installed classification: exact record, ancestor path and direct-child count. This is not a new phylogeny or a biological review.
From group to species
Prepared examples in this branch are Homo sapiens. Membership was checked in the same CoL release. Opening an example leads to its separate species record. Its geography, traits and sequences do not become properties of every member of the group.
[1]Evidence for this statement
EcoGenesis
Where to check this statement
- classification55-6256T
- Installed classification: exact record, ancestor path and direct-child count. This is not a new phylogeny or a biological review.
Next question
Choose an example and frame a question at species or specimen level. On the map, preserve the exact filter and observation source; in molecular searches, preserve assembly, gene and sequence version. If a dataset is unavailable, leave the question open. A missing service response does not establish biological absence.
Evidence for this statement
EcoGenesis
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Classification record and its scope
Inspect structured data
- col id
- 6256T
- scientific name
- Hominidae Gray, 1825
- rank
- family
- parent id
- 58L
- child count
- 2
- source release
- COL26.7 Base, 2026-07-14
- source sha256
- 891457d62af389842924ef1de8bd6fbbdf9f6b03428ef5dd487bed4d04c0ace0
- classification semantics
- provider_source_classification_only
- phylogeny
- False
- lineage
- col id
- CS5HF
- scientific name
- Eukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- rank
- domain
- status
- accepted
- col id
- N
- scientific name
- Animalia
- rank
- kingdom
- status
- accepted
- col id
- CH2
- scientific name
- Chordata
- rank
- phylum
- status
- accepted
- col id
- 8V4V3
- scientific name
- Vertebrata
- rank
- subphylum
- status
- accepted
- col id
- 8V4V5
- scientific name
- Gnathostomata
- rank
- infraphylum
- status
- accepted
- col id
- 8VVWB
- scientific name
- Osteichthyes
- rank
- parvphylum
- status
- accepted
- col id
- 9CK8W
- scientific name
- Tetrapoda
- rank
- megaclass
- status
- accepted
- col id
- 6224G
- scientific name
- Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- rank
- class
- status
- accepted
- col id
- 6226C
- scientific name
- Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- rank
- subclass
- status
- accepted
- col id
- LG
- scientific name
- Eutheria Gill, 1872
- rank
- infraclass
- status
- accepted
- col id
- 3W7
- scientific name
- Primates Linnaeus, 1758
- rank
- order
- status
- accepted
- col id
- 4DT
- scientific name
- Haplorrhini Pocock, 1918
- rank
- suborder
- status
- accepted
- col id
- 4PM
- scientific name
- Simiiformes Haeckel, 1866
- rank
- infraorder
- status
- accepted
- col id
- 58L
- scientific name
- Hominoidea Gray, 1825
- rank
- superfamily
- status
- accepted
- col id
- 6256T
- scientific name
- Hominidae Gray, 1825
- rank
- family
- status
- accepted
Evidence for this statement
Source annotation
Where to check this statement
- classification55-6256T
- Installed classification: exact record, ancestor path and direct-child count. This is not a new phylogeny or a biological review.
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Sources and versions
Editorial draft · human review pending
- Hominidae · Catalogue of Life
2026-09-19T12:02:54.209836+00:00 · Terms of use on source site
Provenance and original
- Source version
- COL26.7 Base, 2026-07-14
- Original SHA-256
- 891457d62af389842924ef1de8bd6fbbdf9f6b03428ef5dd487bed4d04c0ace0
- Source reading scope
- Installed classification: exact record, ancestor path and direct-child count. This is not a new phylogeny or a biological review.
- Location in the original source
- Installed classification: exact record, ancestor path and direct-child count. This is not a new phylogeny or a biological review.
- Smithsonian — Human Origins Glossary
2026-09-19 · Terms of use on source site
Provenance and original
- Source version
- Official page inspected 2026-09-19; no immutable release asserted
- Source reading scope
- Hominid/Hominin definitions and great ape membership.
- Location in the original source
- Hominid/Hominin definitions and great ape membership.
- Smithsonian — Genetics
2026-09-19 · Terms of use on source site
Provenance and original
- Source version
- Official page inspected 2026-09-19; no immutable release asserted
- Source reading scope
- Primate family context and shared ancestors; percentages and dates excluded.
- Location in the original source
- Primate family context and shared ancestors; percentages and dates excluded.
Inspect structured data
- Content version
- 176149f28046bd6cda1bbe91fee128106490ae9e4023738b4418057ebebc5401
- Source version
- COL26.7@891457d62af389842924ef1de8bd6fbbdf9f6b03428ef5dd487bed4d04c0ace0
- Updated
- 2026-10-01