Species · Accepted
Homo sapiens
Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758
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Meet the organism
Overview
This catalogue identifies the organism as Homo sapiens within Homo Linnaeus, 1758. Explore its classification and the evidence currently available for this record below.
Name and catalogue record
- Identity
- col:6MB3T
- Accepted name
- Homo sapiens
Where this organism has been observed
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Research about this organism
01 · A place in the living world
Classification
- DomainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- SubphylumVertebrata
- InfraphylumGnathostomata
- ParvphylumOsteichthyes
- MegaclassTetrapoda
- ClassMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- SubclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- InfraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- OrderPrimates Linnaeus, 1758
- SuborderHaplorrhini Pocock, 1918
- InfraorderSimiiformes Haeckel, 1866
- SuperfamilyHominoidea Gray, 1825
- FamilyHominidae Gray, 1825
- SubfamilyHomininae Gray, 1825
- GenusHomo Linnaeus, 1758
- SpeciesHomo sapiens
02 · From organism to molecules
Genes, genomes and proteins
03 · Continue exploring
Tools and connections
04 · EcoGenesis
What the available evidence supports
Classification and name provenance.
A catalogue name does not establish a genome, protein or measurement. Missing records do not mean a trait or gene is absent from the organism.
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Sources and licences
| Source | ID | Licence | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalogue of Life / ChecklistBank | 6MB3T | — | Source record ↗ |