Homo sapiens

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Homo sapiens is the modern human species, a highly intelligent primate distinguished by advanced cognitive abilities, complex language, and sophisticated cultures.

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instanceOf species
authority Carl Linnaeus
averageAdultHeight approximately 1.5 to 1.8 meters
averageAdultMass approximately 50 to 90 kilograms
binomialName Homo sapiens self-link
bodySymmetry bilateral symmetry
cellType eukaryotic
cellularOrganization multicellular
chromosomeNumber 46
class Mammalia
cognitiveAbility future simulation
moral reasoning
planning
problem solving
commonName human
modern human
currentDistribution worldwide
develops art
economic systems
law
religion
science
technology
diet omnivorous
energySource aerobic respiration
family Hominidae
forms complex societies
genus Homo
gestationPeriod about 9 months
haploidChromosomeNumber 23
hasBloodTypeSystem ABO blood group system
Rh blood group system
hasBrainRegion cerebral cortex
prefrontal cortex
hasCharacteristic abstract reasoning
bipedal locomotion
complex language
culture
extended parental care
highly developed neocortex
large brain relative to body size
long juvenile period
self-awareness
symbolic thought
tool use
hasCulturalTransmission horizontal transmission
vertical transmission
hasGenomeType diploid
hasMitochondrialDNA yes
hasOrganSystem circulatory system
digestive system
endocrine system
immune system
muscular system
nervous system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeletal system
hasSense hearing
smell
taste
touch
vision
hasSex female
male
hasTissue connective tissue
epithelial tissue
muscle tissue
nervous tissue
infraorder Haplorhini
surface form: Simiiformes
isEndemicTo Earth
kingdom Animalia
languageArea Broca's area
surface form: Broca area

Wernicke area
languageCapacity semantics
syntax
lifespan typically 70 to 80 years in developed countries
locomotion climbing
running
walking
metabolismType endothermic
nativeRange Africa
order Primates
parvorder Catarrhini
phylum Chordata
reproduction internal fertilization
sexual reproduction
socialStructure highly social
subfamily Homininae
suborder Haplorhini
superfamily Hominoidea
taxonRank species
threatens biodiversity through habitat modification
tribe Hominini
uses fire
usesCommunication spoken language
written language
yearDescribed 1758

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Homo sapiens binomialName Homo sapiens self-link
Pan closestLivingRelativesOf Homo sapiens
The Third Chimpanzee compares Homo sapiens
Primates includesTaxon Homo sapiens
Ancylostoma duodenale parasitizes Homo sapiens