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  • Human Classification: A Phyla Breakdown (Animalia to Mammalia)
    Humans belong to the following phyla:

    * Animalia: This is the kingdom that includes all animals.

    * Chordata: This phylum includes animals with a notochord (a flexible rod that supports the body), a dorsal hollow nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, and a post-anal tail at some point in their development.

    * Vertebrata: This subphylum includes animals with a backbone (vertebral column) made up of a series of bones called vertebrae.

    * Mammalia: This class includes animals that have mammary glands (for producing milk to feed their young), hair, and a four-chambered heart.

    * Primates: This order includes animals with grasping hands and feet, five fingers and toes, large brains relative to body size, and forward-facing eyes.

    * Hominidae: This family includes humans, apes, and their extinct relatives.

    * Homo: This genus includes modern humans and extinct human species.

    * Homo sapiens: This species refers to modern humans.

    So, to summarize, humans are classified as:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Subphylum: Vertebrata

    Class: Mammalia

    Order: Primates

    Family: Hominidae

    Genus: Homo

    Species: Homo sapiens

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