Human taxonomy

Human taxonomy is the classification of the species Homo sapiens (Latin: "knowing man"), or the modern hominin, humans. Homo, the human genus, includes the past genetic tree of humanity, with Neanderthals, Denisovans, and other extinct species of hominin. H. sapiens is the only surviving species of the genus Homo. Extinct Homo species include archaic humans. Current humans have been designated as subspecies Homo sapiens sapiens, differentiated from the direct ancestor, Homo sapiens idaltu.

Human taxonomy

Human taxonomy is the classification of the species Homo sapiens (Latin: "knowing man"), or the modern hominin, humans. Homo, the human genus, includes the past genetic tree of humanity, with Neanderthals, Denisovans, and other extinct species of hominin. H. sapiens is the only surviving species of the genus Homo. Extinct Homo species include archaic humans. Current humans have been designated as subspecies Homo sapiens sapiens, differentiated from the direct ancestor, Homo sapiens idaltu.