Homo erectus

Summary

Homo erectus is a fossil taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.041% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,970 views/month, #4 of 9,701).^[2]

Key Facts

• Homo erectus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[3].
• Homo erectus is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Homo erectus is classified within Homo^[5].
• Homo erectus's scientific name is Homo erectus^[6].
• Homo erectus's Commons category is recorded as Homo erectus^[7].
• Homo erectus began on -1900000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[8].
• Homo erectus ended on -143000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[9].
• Homo erectus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Homo erectus^[10].
• Homo erectus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'H. erectus'}^[11].
• Homo erectus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Caveman'}^[12].
• Homo erectus is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Püstine inimene'}^[13].
• Homo erectus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Pystyihminen'}^[14].
• Homo erectus is commonly known as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'הומו ארקטוס'}^[15].
• Homo erectus is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'człowiek wyprostowany'}^[16].
• Homo erectus is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Homem das cavernas'}^[17].
• Homo erectus is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Dik duran insan'}^[18].
• Homo erectus is commonly known as {'lang': 'wuu', 'text': '直立人'}^[19].
• Homo erectus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '直立人'}^[20].
• Homo erectus is commonly known as {'lang': 'vi', 'text': 'người đứng thẳng'}^[21].
• Homo erectus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'pokončni človek'}^[22].
• Homo erectus's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[23].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Homo erectus is Homo erectus^[6]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Homo^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Caveman'}^[12], {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Püstine inimene'}^[13], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Pystyihminen'}^[14], {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'הומו ארקטוס'}^[15], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'człowiek wyprostowany'}^[16], and {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Homem das cavernas'}^[17].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 414233^[24], 414230^[25], 414228^[26], 414231^[27], and 410444^[28]. Homo erectus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4454110^[29]. Homo erectus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4827564^[30].

Why It Matters

Homo erectus ranks in the top 0.041% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,970 views/month, #4 of 9,701).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]