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)