| Neanderthal | |||
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| General information | |||
| Universe | Real life | ||
| Classification | Homo neanderthalensis | ||
| Intelligence | Sapient | ||
| Biological information | |||
| Distinctive features | Brow ridge Slanted forehead | ||
| Lineage information | |||
| Ancestor(s) | Homo erectus | ||
| Descendant(s) | Modern-Day Human | ||
| Related species | Homo sapiens, Nintenderthal | ||
| Cultural information | |||
| Sociocultral characteristics | |||
| Scientific taxonomy | |||
| Planet | Earth | ||
| Domain | Eukaryota | ||
| Kingdom | Animalia | ||
| Phylum | Chordata | ||
| Subphylum | Vertebrata | ||
| Superclass | Tetrapoda | ||
| Class | Mammalia | ||
| Order | Primates | ||
| Suborder | Haplorhini | ||
| Infraorder | Simiiformes | ||
| Family | Hominidae | ||
| Subfamily | Homininae | ||
| Tribe | Hominini | ||
| Genus | Homo | ||
| Species | H. neanderthalensis | ||
| Other information | |||
| Status | Extinct | ||
The Neanderthals are an extinct human species native to Eurasia. They interbred with the closely related Homo sapiens, and all modern humans not of Sub-Saharan African descent have Neanderthal DNA.
Biology[]
They were more robust than Homo sapiens, had a slanted forehead, and their brow ridges more noticeably protuded.