The system of taxonomy that biologists use to categorize animals, plants, bacteria and other organisms is based on the work of the 17th-century scientist Carl Linnaeus. It consists of nested, hierarchical groups that get more and more narrow as you go down the taxonomic chain.
Phylum: Chordata animals that have a notochord at some point in their lives; in fish, reptiles, birds and mammals, the notochord becomes the vertebral column. Family: Hominidae modern humans and our close extinct relatives, such as Ardipithecus and Australopithecus.
Under this system, the term hominid refers to members of the Hominidae family in taxonomy, names that end in -idae refer to a family. But in the past few decades, the definition of Hominidae has been broadened to include orangutans, gorillas and chimpanzees because of the recognition that these apes are very closely related to humans.
Fossils of extinct human species were found in Africa, Europe, and Asia. Hominid: Hominid refers to a group of primates, consisting of all modern and extinct Great Apes that is, modern humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orang-utans plus all their immediate ancestors.
Hominin: Hominin refers to a group of primates, consisting of modern humans, extinct human species and all their immediate ancestors including members of the genera Homo , Australopithecus , Paranthropus, and Ardipithecus. Hominin: Hominini is a tribe level between subfamily and genus. Hominid: Hominids consist of chimpanzees, gorillas, orang-utans, and all humans. Hominin: Hominins consist of modern humans and extinct human species. Hominin: Hominini is a sub-group of hominids.
Hominin: Most hominins are more developed than hominids. Hominid: Less developed hominids prefer fruits. Hominin: Hominins prefer fruits, grains, nuts, and animal tissues. Hominid and hominin are two groups of primates. Hominidae is a family, consisting of chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, and all humans. They are commonly called hominids. Hominini is a tribe, consisting of modern humans and their extinct species. Therefore, hominins are a subgroup of hominids.
The main difference between hominid and hominin is the type of animals that belong to each taxonomic group. Public Domain via Commons Wikimedia.
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