Homo sapiens

Homo sapiens, type specimen (Carl Linnaeus; Uppsala, Sweden)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Hominoidea

Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Euteleostomi Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Ordo: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohort: Theria Cohort: Eutheria Cohort: Placentalia Superordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Euarchonta Cladus: Primatomorpha 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)

Name

• Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758

Type data

• Linnaeus is designated as the lectotype (Stearn, 1959; see also Notton & Stringer, n.d.)

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp  doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: page 20.
• 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.
• IUCN: Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 (Least Concern)
• Notton, D., & Stringer, C., undated. Who is the type of Homo sapiens?. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.
• Stearn, W. T., 1959. The background of Linnaeus's contributions to the nomenclature and methods of systematic biology. Systematic zoology 8: 4–22. JSTOR

Vernacular names

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

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