Taxonomy Profile: Homo sapiens (Linnaeus 1758)

Homo sapiens: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Homo aethiopicus
Bory de St Vincent 1825
Homo americanus
Bory de St Vincent 1825
Homo arabicus
Bory de St Vincent 1825
Homo australasicus
Bory de St Vincent 1825
Homo cafer
Bory de St Vincent 1825
Homo capensis
Broom 1917
Homo columbicus
Bory de St Vincent 1825
Homo drennani
Kleinschmidt 1931
Homo grimaldii
Lapouge 1906
Homo hottentotus
Bory de St Vincent 1825
Homo hyperboreus
Bory de St Vincent 1825
Homo indicus
Bory de St Vincent 1825
Homo japeticus
Bory de St Vincent 1825
Homo melaninus
Bory de St Vincent 1825
Homo monstrosus
Linnaeus 1758
Homo neptunianus
Bory de St Vincent 1825
Homo palestinus
McCown and Keith 1932
Homo patagonus
Bory de St Vincent 1825
Homo priscus
Lapouge 1899
Homo scythicus
Bory de St Vincent 1825
Homo sinicus
Bory de St Vincent 1825
Homo spelaeus
Lapouge 1899
Homo troglodytes
Linnaeus 1758
Homo wadjakensis
Dubois 1921
Homo sapiens cro-magnonensis
Gregory 1921
Homo sapiens grimaldiensis
Gregory 1921
Homo fossilis proto-aethiopicus
Giuffrida-Ruggeri 1915
Homo fossilis protoaethiopicus
Giuffrida-Ruggeri 1915
Homo sapiens cromagnonensis
Gregory 1921
Common Name(s):
man []
Human []
Humans []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Homo sapiens: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Primates
primates |
homem |
macaco |
primata |
sagui |
primates |
Suborder : Haplorrhini
Infraorder : Simiiformes
Superfamily : Hominoidea
Family : Hominidae
man-like primates |
Great Apes |
Subfamily : Homininae
African apes |
Genus : Homo
hominoids |
Species : Homo sapiens
man |
Human |
Humans |
Homo sapiens Direct Children(s):
Homo sapiens: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Colin P. Groves
Notes:
Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, The Australian National University, GPO Box 4, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia
Reference for:
Homo sapiens
Expert:
Alfred L. Gardner
Notes:
Curator of North American mammals and Chief of Mammal Section, National Biological Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
Reference for:
Homo sapiens
Expert:
Anthony B. Rylands
Notes:
Deputy Chair, IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group, Office of the Executive Vice Chair, Conservation International, 2011 Crystal Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22202, USA
Reference for:
Homo sapiens
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Homo sapiens
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Homo sapiens
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-01-01 / 2000-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Common Names of Mammals of the World
Page(s):
xiv + 204
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-383-3/
Notes:
With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer
Reference for:
Homo sapiens
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Homo sapiens
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 1
Page(s):
xxxv + 743
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Homo sapiens
Homo sapiens: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Alaska / Native
Homo sapiens: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Most of the synonyms have fossil specimens as their type specimens; Bory de St. Vincent's names refer to living geographic varieties of modern humans
Comment:
Status: CITES - Appendix II as Order Primates; absolutely not endangered