Hominidae

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Hominidae is the biological family of great apes that includes humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Hominidae canonical 19
Gorillinae 1
Homininae 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biological family
taxon
characteristic complex social behavior
extended parental care
flexible shoulders
high encephalization
lack of tail
large body size
opposable thumbs
class Mammalia
commonName great apes
describedBy John Edward Gray
diet omnivorous
distinguishedFrom Hylobatidae
geographicDistribution Africa
Southeast Asia
worldwide (humans)
habitat subtropical forests
tropical forests
higherClassification great apes and humans
includesClade chimpanzees
gorillas
humans
orangutans
includesSpecies Gorilla beringei
linked to: Gorilla

Gorilla gorilla
linked to: Gorilla

Homo sapiens
Pan paniscus
Pan troglodytes
Pongo abelii
linked to: Pongo

Pongo pygmaeus
linked to: Pongo

Pongo tapanuliensis
linked to: Pongo
includesTaxon Gorilla
Homininae
Homo
Pan
Ponginae
Pongo
infraorder Simiiformes
linked to: Haplorhini
kingdom Animalia
order Primates
parvorder Catarrhini
phylum Chordata
relatedTo Gorillini
linked to: Gorilla

Hominini
Ponginae
suborder Haplorhini
superfamily Hominoidea
taxonRank family
typeGenus Homo
yearDescribed 1825

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pan troglodytes family Hominidae
Pan family Hominidae
Pan subfamily Homininae
linked to: Hominidae
Pan belongsToClade Hominidae
Homo sapiens family Hominidae
Pan paniscus family Hominidae
Primates includesTaxon Hominidae
Bornean orangutan family Hominidae
Paranthropus robustus family Hominidae
Hominoidea greatApesSubgroup Hominidae
Gorilla family Hominidae
Pongo parentTaxon Hominidae
Pongo family Hominidae
Ponginae parentTaxon Hominidae
Ponginae family Hominidae
Ponginae distinguishedFrom Gorillinae
linked to: Hominidae
Hominini partOf Hominidae
Cebidae distinguishedFrom Hominidae
Tapanuli orangutan family Hominidae