The apes are classified in the superfamily Hominoidea. The lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs) are placed in the family Hylobatidae. Great apes and humans are placed in Hominidae, but some would place the orangutan (Pongo), in a family by itself, Pongidae.
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Humans are primates, and are classified along with all other apes in a primate sub-group known as the hominoids (Superfamily Hominoidea). This ape group can be ...
CLASSIFICATION Apes are classified in the Linnean System as follows: Kingdom Animalia (all animals); Phylum Chordata; Subphylum Vertebrata (animals with ...