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  • Human Classification: Where Do Humans Fit in the Kingdom of Life?
    Humans are classified in the Kingdom Animalia.

    Here's a breakdown of the classification:

    * Domain: Eukarya (organisms with cells containing a nucleus)

    * Kingdom: Animalia (multicellular organisms that obtain nutrition by ingesting other organisms)

    * Phylum: Chordata (animals with a notochord, a dorsal hollow nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, and a post-anal tail at some point in their development)

    * Class: Mammalia (animals that have mammary glands, hair or fur, and give birth to live young)

    * Order: Primates (mammals with five-fingered hands and five-toed feet, forward-facing eyes, and large brains)

    * Family: Hominidae (great apes: humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans)

    * Genus: Homo (the genus that includes modern humans and extinct human species)

    * Species: Homo sapiens (modern humans)

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