Hominidae
E32340
Hominidae is the biological family of great apes that includes humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans.
Aliases (1)
- Homininae ×1
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.