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Hominidae Gray, 1825

104701  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:104701)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Mammalia (Class)
  7. Theria (Subclass)
  8. Eutheria (Infraclass)
  9. Primates (Order)
  10. Hominidae (Family)
accepted
Family
Dryopithecidae † · unaccepted
Homo-simiadae † · unaccepted
Pongidae Elliot, 1913 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Simiidae Bonaparte, 1850 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Genus Afaranthropus Bonde, 2012 †
  2. Genus Anadoluvius Sevim-Erol et al., 2023 †
  3. Genus Anoiapithecus Moyà-Solà, Alba, Almécijac, Casanovas-Vilar et al., 2009 †
  4. Genus Ardipithecus White, Suwa & Asfaw, 1995 †
  5. Genus Australopithecus Dart, 1925 †
  6. Genus Buronius Böhme, Begun, Holmes, Lechner & Ferreira, 2024 †
  7. Genus Danuvius Böhme et al., 2019 †
  8. Genus Dryopithecus Lartet, 1857 †
  9. Genus Equatorius Ward, Brown, Hill, Kelley & Downs, 1999 †
  10. Genus Gigantopithecus von Königswald, 1935 †
  11. Genus Gorilla Geoffroy, 1852
  12. Genus Graecopithecus von Königswald, 1972 †
  13. Genus Hominipes Kim, Kim, Lockley & Matthews, 2008 †
  14. Genus Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  15. Genus Kalepithecus Harrison, 1988 †
  16. Genus Kamoyapithecus M.G. Leakey, Ungar & Walker, 1995 †
  17. Genus Kenyanthropus M.G. Leakey, Spoor, Brown, Gathogo, Kiarie, L.N. Leakey & McDougall, 2001 †
  18. Genus Kenyapithecus Leakey, 1962 †
  19. Genus Khoratpithecus Chaimanee, Suteethorn, Jintasakul, Vidthayanon, Marandat & Jaeger, 2004 †
  20. Genus Langsonia Schwartz, Long, Cuong, Kha & Tattersall, 1995 †
  21. Genus Limnopithecus Hopwood, 1933 †
  22. Genus Lufengpithecus Wu, 1987 †
  23. Genus Micropithecus Fleagle & Simons, 1978 †
  24. Genus Morotopithecus Gebo, MacLatchy, Kityo, Deino, Kingston & Pilbeam, 1997 †
  25. Genus Nakalipithecus Kunimatsu, Nakatsukasa, Sawada, Sakai, Hyodo, Hyodo, Itaya, Saegusa, Mazurier, Saneyoshi, Tsujikawa, Yamamoto & Mbua, 2007 †
  26. Genus Orrorin Senut, Pickford, Gommery, Mein, Cheboi & Coppens, 2001 †
  27. Genus Otavipithecus Conroy, Pickford, Senut, van Couvering & Mein, 1992 †
  28. Genus Pan Oken, 1816
  29. Genus Paranthropus Broom, 1938 †
  30. Genus Pierolapithecus Moyà-Solà, Köhler, Alba, Casanovas-Vilar & Galindo, 2004 †
  31. Genus Platodontopithecus Gu & Lin, 1983 †
  32. Genus Pongo Lacepède, 1799
  33. Genus Praeanthropus Senyürek, 1955 †
  34. Genus Praehominipes Medrum, Lockley, Lucas & Musiba, 2011 †
  35. Genus Ramapithecus Lewis, 1934 †
  36. Genus Rukwapithecus Stevens, Seiffert, O'Connor, Roberts, Schmitz, Krause, Gorscak, Ngasala, Hieronymus & Temu, 2013 †
  37. Genus Sahelanthropus Brunet, Guy, Pilbeam, Mackaye et al., 2002 †
  38. Genus Africanthropus Weinert, 1938 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  39. Genus Africanthropus Dreyer, 1935 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  40. Genus Afrikanthropus Weinert, 1938 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  41. Genus Andropithecus Cope, 1868 accepted as Pan Oken, 1816
  42. Genus Anthropithecus Haeckel, 1895 accepted as Pan Oken, 1816
  43. Genus Anthropithecus Lesson, 1840 accepted as Pan Oken, 1816
  44. Genus Anthropodus Schlosser, 1901 † accepted as Dryopithecus Lartet, 1857 †
  45. Genus Anthropopithecus de Blainville, 1838 accepted as Pan Oken, 1816
  46. Genus Anthropus Boyd Dawkins, 1926 accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  47. Genus Antropopithecus Ameghino, 1884 accepted as Pan Oken, 1816
  48. Genus Archanthropus Arldt, 1915 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  49. Genus Atlanthropus Arambourg, 1954 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  50. Genus Bonobo Tratz & Heck, 1954 accepted as Pan Oken, 1816
  51. Genus Chimpansee Voigt in Cuvier, 1831 accepted as Pan Oken, 1816
  52. Genus Chimpanzee accepted as Pan Oken, 1816
  53. Genus Cyphanthropus Pycraft, 1928 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  54. Genus Engeco Haeckel, 1866 accepted as Pan Oken, 1816
  55. Genus Epanthropos Cope, 1879 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  56. Genus Euranthropus Arambourg, 1955 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  57. Genus Euranthropus Sergi, 1909 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  58. Genus Europanthropus Wüst, 1950 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  59. Genus Faunus Oken, 1816 accepted as Pongo Lacepède, 1799
  60. Genus Fsihego de Pauw, 1905 accepted as Pan Oken, 1816
  61. Genus Gryphopithecus Trouessart, 1904 (Misspelling)
  62. Genus Helacyton Van Valen & Maiorana, 1991 accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  63. Genus Hemanthropus von Königswald, 1957 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  64. Genus Hemianthropus Freudenberg, 1929 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  65. Genus Hemianthropus von Königswald, 1957 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  66. Genus Heoanthropus Sergi, 1910 accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  67. Genus Homopithecus Deraniyagala, 1960 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  68. Genus Hylanthropus Gloger, 1841 accepted as Pan Oken, 1816
  69. Genus Javanthropus Oppenoorth, 1932 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  70. Genus Lophotus Fischer de Waldheim, 1813 accepted as Pongo Lacepède, 1799
  71. Genus Macrobates Billberg, 1827 accepted as Pongo Lacepède, 1799
  72. Genus Maueranthropus Montandon, 1943 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  73. Genus Meganthropus von Königswald, 1941 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  74. Genus Meganthropus Weidenreich, 1944 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  75. Genus Metanthropos Cope, 1879 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  76. Genus Metanthropus Stiles & Hassall, 1925 accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758 (Misspelling)
  77. Genus Metanthropus Sollas, 1933 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  78. Genus Mimeles Gray, 1821 accepted as Pan Oken, 1816
  79. Genus Mimetes Leach, 1820 accepted as Pan Oken, 1816
  80. Genus Neopithecus Abel, 1903 † accepted as Dryopithecus Lartet, 1857 †
  81. Genus Nipponanthropus Hasebe, 1948 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  82. Genus Notanthropus Sergi, 1910 accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  83. Genus Ouranopithecus de Bonis & Melentis, 1977 † accepted as Graecopithecus von Königswald, 1972 †
  84. Genus Palaeanthropus Bonarelli, 1909 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  85. Genus Palaeoanthropus Freudenberg, 1927 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  86. Genus Palaeopithecus Voigt, 1835 † accepted as Dryopithecus Lartet, 1857 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  87. Genus Palaeopithecus Lydekker, 1879 † accepted as Dryopithecus Lartet, 1857 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  88. Genus Paloepithecus Jully & Standing, 1905 † accepted as Palaeopithecus Lydekker, 1879 † accepted as Dryopithecus Lartet, 1857 † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  89. Genus Paraustralopithecus Arambourg, 1967 † accepted as Australopithecus Dart, 1925 †
  90. Genus Pithecanthropos Roger, 1896 accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  91. Genus Pithecanthropus Dubois, 1894 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  92. Genus Pithecus Cuvier, 1800 (unaccepted > unavailable name, Suppressed name (ICZN))
  93. Genus Plesianthropus Broom, 1938 † accepted as Australopithecus Dart, 1925 †
  94. Genus Pongo Haeckel, 1866 accepted as Pan Oken, 1816
  95. Genus Pongos Fleming, 1822 accepted as Pongo Lacepède, 1799
  96. Genus Praanthropus Hennig, 1948 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  97. Genus Praeanthropus Hennig, 1948 † accepted as Praeanthropus Senyürek, 1955 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  98. Genus Praehomo von Eickstedt, 1932 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  99. Genus Proanthropus Wilser, 1900 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  100. Genus Protanthropus Haeckel, 1895 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  101. Genus Pseudanthropos Reichenbach, 1860 accepted as Pan Oken, 1816
  102. Genus Pseudhomo Ameghino, 1909 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  103. Genus Pseudogorilla Elliot, 1913 † accepted as Gorilla Geoffroy, 1852
  104. Genus Pythecus Cuvier, 1829 (unaccepted > unavailable name, misspelling of Pithecus Cuvier, 1800, a suppressed name)
  105. Genus Satyrus Lesson, 1840 accepted as Pongo Lacepède, 1799
  106. Genus Satyrus Mayer, 1856 accepted as Pan Oken, 1816
  107. Genus Sinanthropus Black, 1927 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  108. Genus Sivapithecus Pilgrim, 1910 † accepted as Dryopithecus Lartet, 1857 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  109. Genus Tchadanthropus Coppens, 1965 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  110. Genus Telanthropus Broom & Robinson, 1949 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758
  111. Genus Theranthropus Brookes, 1828 accepted as Pan Oken, 1816
  112. Genus Troglodytes Geoffroy, 1812 accepted as Pan Oken, 1816
  113. Genus Zinjanthropus Leakey, 1959 † accepted as Paranthropus Broom, 1938 †
  114. Genus Ankarapithecus Ozansoy, 1957 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  115. Genus Bramapithecus Lewis, 1934 (uncertain, unassessed)
  116. Genus Eoanthropus Woodward, 1913 † accepted as Homo Linnaeus, 1758 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  117. Genus Giganthropus Weinert, 1949 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  118. Genus Griphopithecus Abel, 1903 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  119. Genus Hylopithecus Pilgrim, 1927 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  120. Genus Kryptopithecus Hunter, 2017 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  121. Genus Paidopithex Pohlig, 1895 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  122. Genus Palaeosimia Pilgrim, 1915 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  123. Genus Sugrivapithecus Lewis, 1934 (uncertain, unassessed)
  124. Genus Udabnopithecus Burchak-Abramovich & Gabashvili, 1947 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  125. Genus Xenopithecus Hopwood, 1933 (uncertain, unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2025). Hominidae Gray, 1825. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104701 on 2026-03-25
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2016-06-23 06:26:59Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

additional source Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp. [details] 

taxonomy source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details] 

name verified source McKenna, M. C.; Bell, S. K. (1997). Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp. [details] 

current name source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Miocene (Lower Miocene)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]
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