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lsegura | 12:11 Thu 19th Jan 2006 | Animals & Nature
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How are humans classified?
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Taxonomic description (Linnaean)


Kingdom; animalia ('animal kingdom')
Phylum; chordata ('vertebrates')
Class; mammalia ('mammals')
Sub-Class;
Order; primata
Family; hominidae
Genus; homo
Species; Homo sapiens

Sorry, fired of prematurely (again!!)


Sub-Class is eutheria ('placentals')


and, (If I remember my taxonomy) the Genus should be capitalised; Homo.

Close, brachiopod... I show Subclass: Theria (which can include placentals but also marsupials)


Infraclass is Eutheria, however.
Further, according to Linnaeus,:


Suborder: Anthropoidea
Superfamily: Hominodea
Family: Q.E.D.
Genus: Homo (as you've indicated, except italicized as well)


Species: sapiens (some taxonomists employ, as you have, the genus as well)


A further Division of Domain above Kingdom is used, but not by all bioligists. I've only seen it used a few times in obscure references.


Entirely and overabundantly pedantic...

I don't know, you Chordata think you are so superior. At least I have a Phylum to myself !! You lot are just spineless...err, I mean, you're jellyfish, err, no, I mean you're a bunch of 'orrible urchins...oh, I give up.


;o)


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