The Hominidae, also known as the great apes or hominids, is a taxonomic family of primates including eight living species in four genera: Pongo (which includes the Bornean, Tapanuli, and Sumatran orangutan), Gorilla (which includes the eastern and western gorilla), Pan (which includes the chimpanzee and the bonobo), and Homo, comprising only modern humans, which are still existent.
This family often consists of two subfamilies. One group, known as the Ponginae, primarily includes orangutans, while the other, the Homininae, consists of both humans and great apes from Africa. According to certain classifications, there are two or more “tribes” within the Homininae.
There are 22 species of apes which belong to the primate order Hominoidea. Chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas, and gibbons are examples of apes, often known as hominoids. Even though humans are considered members of the Hominoidea, the term “ape” is used to describe all non-human hominoids.
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