Why did carl linnaeus classify humans into the mammal category?

Anonymous

∙ 12y ago

Updated: 8/20/2019

Because humans fit in all the required descriptions. - They give birth to live young, they suckle them with breasts, they have hair covered bodies.

Wiki User

∙ 12y ago

What else can I help you with?

How you classify humans?

Humans are in the animal kingdom, the mammal phylum, and the primate order.

How do you classify a human being?

A mammal.

How do you classify human being?

A mammal.

What category of mammal is a great white shark?

it is not a mammal

What characteristic is used to classify a mammal as a placentasl mammal?

they give birth to live young and produce milk

Why is kiwi like a mammal?

A kiwi is not like a mammal. It has all the characteristics necessary to classify it as a bird alone.

What category does rabbit belong to?

mammal

What animal category is a porcupine in?

MAMMAL

What is a species of mammal?

Humans are a species of mammal.

What species are people?

people are humans and humans are mammal's. A mammal is something with hair/fur

What category would a seal come in?

the seal would come in the mammal category

What category does platypus go in?

Platypuses are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals.