Human taxonomy

While modern taxonomists no longer use Linnaeus’s precise system of classification, they have retained important elements of his bionomial nomenclature. A current taxonomical classification of human beings might look as follows:

Kingdom . . . . Animalia

 

Phylum . . . . . Chordata

 

Subphylum . .Vertebrata

 

Class . . . . . . Mammalia

 

Order . . . . . . Primates

 

Suborder . . . . Anthropoidea

 

Family . . . . . . Hominidae

 

Genus . . . . . . Homo

 

Species . . . . . sapiens

 

Subspecies . . . sapiens

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