# Human (*Homo sapiens*)

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Data as of: 2026-11-11

The human (Homo sapiens) is a living mammal in the order Primates and the family Hominidae, named by Linnaeus, 1758. It falls in the large size class, with a representative adult body mass of 58.54 kg and a highest reported value of 62.04 kg. Its diet category is frugivore and its trophic level is herbivore, and it is diurnal and terrestrial. Gestation lasts 280 days, a litter has 1 young (up to 2), sexual maturity comes at 13.5 years, and the lifespan value is 122.5 years.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 58.5 kg – 62 kg |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 122.5 years |
| Diet | Frugivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded |
| Gestation | 280 days |
| Young per litter or clutch | 1 – 2 |
| Age at maturity | 13 years – 14 years |
| Litters or clutches a year | 0.485 |
| Active | By day (diurnal) |
| Lifestyle | Terrestrial |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Mammalia
- order: Primates
- family: Hominidae
- genus: Homo
- species: *Homo sapiens* Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms: *Homo aethiopicus*, *Homo americanus*, *Homo arabicus*, *Homo australasicus*, *Homo cafer*, *Homo capensis*, *Homo columbicus*, *Homo cro-magnonensis*, *Homo drennani*, *Homo fossilis proto-aethiopicus*, *Homo fossilis protoaethiopicus*, *Homo grimaldii*, *Homo hottentotus*, *Homo hyperboreus*, *Homo indicus*, *Homo japeticus*, *Homo melaninus*, *Homo monstrosus*, *Homo neptunianus*, *Homo palestinus*, *Homo patagonus*, *Homo priscus*, *Homo sapiens afer*, *Homo sapiens americanus*, *Homo sapiens asiaticus*, *Homo sapiens cro-magnonensis*, *Homo sapiens cromagnonensis*, *Homo sapiens europaeus*, *Homo sapiens ferus*, *Homo sapiens grimaldiensis*, *Homo sapiens monstrosus*, *Homo scythicus*, *Homo sinicus*, *Homo spelaeus*, *Homo troglodytes*, *Homo wadjakensis*

## Common questions

### What kind of animal is a human?

The human is a mammal in the order Primates, suborder Haplorrhini, superfamily Hominoidea and family Hominidae, in the genus Homo.

### How heavy is an adult human?

The representative adult body mass is 58.54 kg, and the highest value reported by our sources is 62.04 kg.

### What does a human eat?

Its diet category is frugivore, and its trophic level is herbivore.

### How long does a human live?

The lifespan value given for the human is 122.5 years.

### How long is human gestation?

The gestation period is 280 days.

### How many young does a human have per litter?

A litter has 1 young, with a highest reported value of 2, and the rate is 0.485 litters per year.

### At what age does a human reach sexual maturity?

Sexual maturity comes at 13.5 years, with reported values from 13 to 14 years.

### Who named Homo sapiens?

Homo sapiens was named by Linnaeus, 1758.

## Sources

- [An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1), CC0 1.0, E096-269. Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1
- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1), CC0 1.0, 1.0. Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
- [Wikipedia (English)](https://en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0, 2026-11-11. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).

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