Family

Hominidae

6 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Primates › Hominidae

Pan troglodytes (Blumenbach, 1775)

Pan troglodytes (common chimpanzee) is a great ape with documented tool use, long used for scientific research worldwide.

Gorilla gorilla (Savage, 1847)

Gorilla gorilla, the western gorilla, is a large great ape with distinct social behavior, diet, and physical traits.

Gorilla beringei Matschie, 1903

Eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei) is a large hominid with two subspecies, native to central African forests and herbivorous.

Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758

Homo sapiens, humans, are the only extant widespread primate of genus Homo with unique intelligence and global distribution.

Pongo pygmaeus (Linnaeus, 1760)

Pongo pygmaeus, the Bornean orangutan, is the largest extant arboreal ape native to Borneo's rainforests.

Pongo abelii Lesson, 1827

Pongo abelii, the Sumatran orangutan, is an arboreal great ape with distinct physical traits, tool use, and five life stages.

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