TAXONOMC CATEGORY	GROUP INCLUDING HUMANS	CHARACTERISTICS	MEMBERS
Kingdom	Animalia	Organisms that move and feed by the mouth.	Vertebrates and all other animals, e.g., insects
Phylum	Vertebrata	Phylum of the animal kingdom of bilaterally symmetrical animals with flexible internal segmented backbones and other bony skeletal structures.	Mammals and all other animals with backbones, e.g., fish, birds, reptiles
Class	Mammalia	Class of Vertebrates characterized by fur, warm blood, the feeding of live-born young by means of milk glands, and maternal care of young.	Primates and all other warm-blooded furry animals that suckle their young, e.g., dogs, elephants
Order	Primates	Order of Mammals distinguished by adaptations to tree living, such as grasping hands and feet, nails on digits, flexible limbs, and highly developed visual sense.	Anthropoidea and Prosimii (lower primates, e.g., tarsiers, lorises, lemurs)
Suborder	Anthropoidea	Suborder of the Primates, with evolved social organization, daytime activity, and notable development of intelligence and ability to learn.	Hominoidea, Old World monkeys (e.g., rhesus) and New World monkeys(e.g., spider monkey)
Superfamily	Hominoidea	Superfamily of the Anthropoidea characterized by relatively erect posture, loss of tail, development of arms and shoulders for climbing, and (generally) five cusped molars.	Hominidae, Pongidae (or angutans), Panidae (chimpanzees, gorillas), and Hylobatidae (gibbons, siamangs)
Family	Hominidae	Family of the Hominoidea characterized by bipedal ism, grinding teeth, and a trend toward brain enlargement and tool use.	Humans (Homo), and "ape-men" (Australopithecus)
Genus	Homo	Genus of the Hominidae characterized by a rela tively large brain, skillful hands, opposable thumb, and evolving traditions of tool use, toolmaking, and complex social organization.	Early humans (habilis and erectus) and modern humans (sapiens)
Species	sapiens	Species of the genus Homo characterized by a large brain, an advanced culture, technology and language.	Modern humans, including early subspecies (e.g., neanderthalensis) and all living races