Nicole Sharp’s Family Tree

The phylogenetic taxonomy and closest relatives of the human known as Nicole Sharp.

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Homo sapiens sapiens

Homo sapiens

Homo

Hominina

Hominini

Below are photographs of Pan paniscus and Pan troglodytes verus, Nicole Sharp’s closest living relatives.  Pan and Nicole are both hominins of the clade Hominini.

Pan paniscus. Pan troglodytes verus.

Above images of Pan paniscus (cropped by Nicole Sharp) and Pan troglodytes verus by Hans Hillewaert and Aram Kazandjian from Wikimedia Commons.

Homininae

Below are photographs of Gorilla beringei beringei and Gorilla gorilla gorilla, Nicole Sharp’s second closest living relatives.  Gorilla and Nicole are both hominines of the clade Homininae.

Gorilla beringei beringei. Gorilla gorilla gorilla.

Above images of Gorilla beringei beringei and Gorilla gorilla gorilla (cropped by Nicole Sharp) by Emmanuel Kwizera from Wikimedia Commons and Thomas Breuer et al from PLOS (Public Library of Science) Biology: "First Observation of Tool Use in Wild Gorillas" (2005).

Hominidae

Below are photographs of Pongo abelii and Pongo tapanuliensis, Nicole Sharp’s third closest living relatives.  Pongo and Nicole are both hominids of the clade Hominidae.

Pongo abelii. Pongo tapanuliensis.

Above images of Pongo abelii and Pongo tapanuliensis (cropped by Nicole Sharp) by Mike Fisher from Flickr and Tim Laman from Wikimedia Commons.

Hominoidea

Below are photographs of Hoolock hoolock and Symphalangus syndactylus, Nicole Sharp’s fourth closest living relatives.  Hoolock, Symphalangus, and Nicole are all hominoids of the clade Hominoidea.

Hoolock hoolock. Symphalangus syndactylus.

Above images of Hoolock hoolock (cropped by Nicole Sharp) and Symphalangus syndactylus (cropped by Nicole Sharp) by Saurabh Sawant from Wikimedia Commons and Bernard Dupont from Flickr.