Hominidae Gray 1825

Family HOMINIDAE (GREAT APES) • Large apes with relatively short trunk, broad chest, long arms, robust canine teeth, simple molar teeth, long hands and feet, and no external tail; males larger than females n .. „ wu “ • 70-200 cm. • Afrotropical and Indo-Malayan Regions. • Lowland to montane equatorial forests, swamps, savanna-woodland mosaic. • 3 genera, 6 species, 13 taxa (excluding humans). • 2 species Critically Endangered, 4 species Endangered, none Extinct since 1600.

Published as part of Russell A. Mittermeier, Anthony B. Rylands & Don E. Wilson, 2013, Hominidae, pp. 792-854 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 3 Primates, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 792, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6700973

Keywords

Primates, Mammalia, Animalia, Hominidae, Biodiversity, Chordata, Taxonomy

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