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What is the hierarchical classification of human beings ?

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Hierarchical Classification is a system of grouping things according to a hierarchy, or levels and orders.
At the very top is the kingdom which is the broadest category, followed by phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.

The scientific name of man is Homo sapiens.
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclass: Tetrapoda
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria
Order: Primates
Family: Hominidae
Genus: Homo
Species: sapiens

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