Neanderthal
extinct species or subspecies of archaic humans who lived in Eurasia until about 40,000 years ago
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Summary
Neanderthal is a fossil taxon[1]. Neanderthal ranks in the top 0.021% of fossil taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46,782 views/month, #2 of 9,701).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Named after: Neandertal[4]
- Parent taxon: Homo[5], Homo heidelbergensis[6]
- Taxon name: Homo neanderthalensis[7]
- Subclass of: archaic humans[8]
- Commons category: Homo neanderthalensis[9]
- Taxonomic type: Neanderthal 1[10]
- Start time: -248050-00-00T00:00:00Z[11]
- End time: -38050-00-00T00:00:00Z[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Neanderthals[13]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Canon of Flanders[15], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], New International Encyclopedia[18], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19]
- Topic has template: Template:Neanderthal map[20]
- Short name: H. neanderthalensis[21]
- Taxon common name: Neanderthal[22], Neandertaler[23], Néanderthalien[24], neanderthaler[25], neandertalec[26]
- Time period: Pleistocene[27]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[28]
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Identifiers
Neanderthal's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 490960[29]. Neanderthal's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 63221[30]. Neanderthal's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4454114[31]. Neanderthal's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4827584[32].
Why It Matters
Neanderthal has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Neanderthal is known by 174 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]