Hominidae

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Hominidae is the biological family of great apes that includes humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans.

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Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf biological family
taxon
characteristic complex social behavior
extended parental care
flexible shoulders
high encephalization
lack of tail
large body size
opposable thumbs
class Mammalia
commonName great apes
describedBy John Edward Gray
diet omnivorous
distinguishedFrom Hylobatidae
geographicDistribution Africa
Southeast Asia
worldwide (humans)
habitat subtropical forests
tropical forests
higherClassification great apes and humans
includesClade chimpanzees
gorillas
humans
orangutans
includesSpecies Gorilla
surface form: "Gorilla beringei"

Gorilla
surface form: "Gorilla gorilla"

Homo sapiens
Pan paniscus
Pan troglodytes
Pongo
surface form: "Pongo abelii"

Pongo
surface form: "Pongo pygmaeus"

Pongo
surface form: "Pongo tapanuliensis"
includesTaxon Gorilla
Homininae
Homo
Pan
Ponginae
Pongo
infraorder Haplorhini
surface form: "Simiiformes"
kingdom Animalia
order Primates
parvorder Catarrhini
phylum Chordata
relatedTo Gorilla
surface form: "Gorillini"

Hominini
Ponginae
suborder Haplorhini
superfamily Hominoidea
taxonRank family
typeGenus Homo
yearDescribed 1825

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pan belongsToClade Hominidae
Bornean orangutan family Hominidae
Homo sapiens family Hominidae
Pan family Hominidae
Pan paniscus family Hominidae
Pan troglodytes family Hominidae
Primates includesTaxon Hominidae
Pan subfamily Hominidae
this entity surface form: "Homininae"

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