Homo sapiens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Hominoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Primates Subordo: Haplorhini Infraordo: Simiiformes Parvordo: Catarrhini Superfamilia: Hominoidea

Familia: Hominidae
Subfamilia: Homininae
Tribus: Hominini
Subtribus: Hominina
Genus: Homo
Species: Homo sapiens
Subspecies: H. s. sapiens – †H. s. idaltu – (debated) †H. s. neanderthalensis (debated) †H. s. denisovan (debated)

Name

Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758: 20

Type data:

• Lectotype: Carolus Linnaeus ♂, buried in Uppsala Cathedral^[→wp].
• Designation: designated by Stearn, 1959: 4; see also Spamer, 1999 and Notton & Stringer, 2010

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL p. 20 BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Stearn, W.T. 1959. The Background of Linnaeus's Contributions to the Nomenclature and Methods of Systematic Biology. Systematic Zoology 8(1): 4–22. DOI: 10.2307/sysbio/8.1.4 JSTOR Reference page. 
• Spamer, E.E. 1999. Know thyself: Responsible science and the lectotype of Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 149: 109–114. JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Homo sapiens in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Notton, D.G. & Stringer, C. 2010. Who is the type of Homo sapiens? ICZN FAQ. ResearchGate Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Mens
ak: Nipa
العربية: إنسان
অসমীয়া: মানুহ
български: Човек
বাংলা: মানুষ
brezhoneg: Den
bosanski: Čovjek
català: Humà
ᏣᎳᎩ: ᏴᏫ
čeština: Člověk
dansk: Menneske
Deutsch: Mensch
eʋegbe: Amegbetɔ
Ελληνικά: Άνθρωπος
English: Human
Esperanto: Homo
español: Humano
eesti: Inimene
euskara: Gizaki
فارسی: انسان
suomi: Ihminen
føroyskt: Menniskja
Nordfriisk: Minsk
français: Humain
Frysk: Minske
Avañe'ẽ: Yvypóra
Hawaiʻi: Kanaka
עברית: בֶּן־אָדָם, הָאָדָם הַנָּבוֹן
हिन्दी: मनुष्य
hrvatski: Čovjek
hts: Haza
magyar: Ember
Bahasa Indonesia: Manusia
íslenska: Maður
italiano: Essere Umano
日本語: 人間
ಕನ್ನಡ: ಮಾನವ
한국어: 인간
kurdî: Mirov, مرۆڤ، ئاده‌میزاد
Latina: Homo
latviešu: Sapratīgais cilvēks
മലയാളം: മനുഷ്യന്‍
मराठी: मानव
Nāhuatl: Tlācatl
नेपाली: मनुष्य, मान्छे
Nederlands: Mens
norsk: Menneske
Diné bizaad: Diné
polski: Człowiek rozumny
português: Humano
Runa Simi: Runa
română: Om
русский: Человек разумный
සිංහල: මිනිසා
slovenčina: Človek
slovenščina: Umni človek
shqip: Njeri
српски / srpski: Човек (Čovek)
svenska: Människa
Kiswahili: Binadamu
தமிழ்: மனிதன்
తెలుగు: మనిషి
тоҷикӣ: инсон
ไทย: มนุษย์
Tagalog: Tao
Türkçe: İnsan
українська: Людина розумна
اردو: انسان
vèneto: Omo
Tiếng Việt: Loài người
中文: 智人

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