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How do we classify humans?


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Classification:

  1. The systematic arrangement of living organisms based on certain characteristics is called classification.
  2. Taxonomy is the science of naming, describing, and classifying organisms into different kingdoms, phyla, etc.
  3. The taxonomic classification of human beings is as follows:
  1. Domain- Eukaryota
  2. Kingdom- Animalia
  3. Phylum- Chordata
  4. Class- Mammalia
  5. Order- Primates
  6. Family- Hominidae
  7. Genus-Homo
  8. Species- Homo sapiens

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