Homo paniscus

Translingual Etymology A reassignment of Pan paniscus species into the genus Homo based on the idea that bonobos share essentially human qualities. Proper noun m 1 Homo paniscus la mul neologism species family Hominidae an alternative name for Pan paniscus species (bonobo) 2013, Jim E Murphy, Confessions of a ChimpManZee, Portraits of Earth Press There were now three known species of humans on the planet: Homo sapiens species, Homo troglodytes, and Homo paniscus. en mul 2014 Russell H. Tuttle Apes and Human Evolution 27 Harvard University Press 9780674073166 Their scheme mirrors that of Diamond, who proposed that, as a third chimpanzee, Homo sapiens is congeneric with Homo troglodytes and Homo paniscus. Hypernyms species Further reading bonobo#Taxonomy and phylogeny