Homo sapiens

Order: Primates > Family: Hominidae > Genus: Homo > Species: Homo sapiens

Type Description

Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:20

Type Locality

Sweden, Uppsala.

Measurements

Total length: 740-2430 mm
Head and body: 1630-1720 mm
Weight: 52-75 kg

Description

This is the only mammal with the mental capacity to conserve the incredible biodiversity on this planet. Whether this species decides to use this unique capacity to achieve such conservation is uncertain.

Distribution

Distributed on every continent except Antarctica, humans can be found in major cities, towns, villages, nomadic tribes, and solitary dwellings throughout the world and can survive to certain extent in many vegetation types and most habitable altitudes. (Kingdon, 1984)

Key References

1. Kingdon, J. 1984. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1:108-115.
2. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:613-615, 626-631.