Species Data Table

All Species

All known hominin species with key measurements and classification
Sahel Man Sahelanthropus tchadensis 7.2 – 6.8 320 – 380 Debated Central Africa (Chad)
Original Man Orrorin tugenensis 6.1 – 5.7 — Debated East Africa (Kenya)
Basal Family Ancestor Ardipithecus kadabba 5.8 – 5.2 — Debated East Africa (Ethiopia)
Root Ape Ardipithecus ramidus 4.51 – 4.32 300 – 350 Confirmed East Africa (Ethiopia)
Lake Ape Australopithecus anamensis 4.3 – 3.8 365 – 370 Confirmed East Africa (Kenya, Ethiopia)
Lucy's Species Australopithecus afarensis 3.85 – 2.95 385 – 550 Confirmed East Africa (Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya)
Southern Ape of Africa Australopithecus africanus 3.67 – 2.04 400 – 515 Confirmed Southern Africa (South Africa)
Abel's Ape Australopithecus bahrelghazali 3.6 – 3 — Debated Central Africa (Chad)
Afar Close Relative Australopithecus deyiremeda 3.59 – 3.33 — Debated East Africa (Ethiopia)
Flat-faced Man of Kenya Kenyanthropus platyops 3.53 – 3.2 350 – 500 Debated East Africa (Kenya)
Eastern Robust Ape Paranthropus aethiopicus 2.7 – 2.3 410 – 410 Confirmed East Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania)
Surprise Ape Australopithecus garhi 2.5 – 2.5 450 – 450 Debated East Africa (Ethiopia)
Rudolf Man Homo rudolfensis 2.5 – 1.5 700 – 775 Debated East and Southern Africa (Kenya, Ethiopia, Malawi)
Handy Man Homo habilis 2.4 – 1.65 500 – 680 Confirmed East and Southern Africa (Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa)
Nutcracker Man Paranthropus boisei 2.3 – 1.2 444 – 545 Confirmed East Africa (Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Malawi)
Robust Ape Paranthropus robustus 2.27 – 0.87 410 – 530 Confirmed Southern Africa (South Africa)
Working Man Homo ergaster 2.04 – 1.4 600 – 910 Confirmed East and Southern Africa, North Africa, Caucasus (Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa, Algeria, Morocco, Georgia)
Upright Man Homo erectus 2 – 0.108 550 – 1250 Confirmed Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Algeria, Morocco), Asia (Indonesia, China), Caucasus (Georgia), Middle East (Israel)
Wellspring Ape Australopithecus sediba 1.98 – 1.977 420 – 440 Debated Southern Africa (South Africa)
Georgian Man Homo georgicus 1.85 – 1.77 546 – 780 Debated Western Asia (Republic of Georgia, Southern Caucasus)
Pioneer Man Homo antecessor 1.4 – 0.77 1000 – 1000 Debated Western Europe (Spain, United Kingdom)
Rhodesian Man Homo rhodesiensis 0.8 – 0.12 1070 – 1300 Debated Africa (Zambia, South Africa, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya)
Bodo Man Homo bodoensis 0.774 – 0.12 1200 – 1325 Provisional Africa (Ethiopia, Zambia, South Africa, Tanzania, Morocco)
Heidelberg Man Homo heidelbergensis 0.7 – 0.2 1100 – 1400 Confirmed Africa, Europe, possibly eastern Asia (Germany, Spain, France, England, Greece, Zambia, Ethiopia, China, India)
The Hobbit Homo floresiensis 0.7 – 0.05 380 – 420 Confirmed Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Flores)
Neanderthal Homo neanderthalensis 0.4 – 0.04 1200 – 1750 Confirmed Europe, Western Asia, Central Asia, Middle East (Levant, Zagros, Altai)
Star Man Homo naledi 0.335 – 0.236 460 – 610 Confirmed Southern Africa (South Africa)
Modern Human Homo sapiens 0.315 – 0 1200 – 1500 Confirmed Global (originated in Africa)
Dragon Man Homo longi 0.309 – 0.146 1420 – 1420 Debated East Asia & Southeast Asia (China, Laos)
Denisovan Homo denisova 0.3 – 0.03 1330 – 1420 Debated Asia (Siberia, Tibetan Plateau, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Wallacea)
Luzon Man Homo luzonensis 0.134 – 0.05 — Confirmed Southeast Asia (Philippines, Luzon)