Ponginae
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Ponginae
- A taxonomic subfamily within the family Hominidae – orangutans and extinct relatives.
- Synonym: Pongidae
Hypernyms
- (subfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Primates – order; Haplorrhini – suborder; Simiiformes – infraorder; Catarrhini – parvorder; Hominoidea – superfamily; Hominidae – family
Hyponyms
- (subfamily): Pongo (genus)
- †Ankarapithecus, †Gigantopithecus, †Hispanopithecus, †Khoratpithecus, †Lufengpithecus, †Sivapithecus (extinct genera)
Further reading
- Ponginae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ponginae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Pongo on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Pongo in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell.
- Ponginae at Paleobiology Database