What is the difference between homo habilis and modern humans?

Answer 1

Homo habilis was the earliest of these three hominids and perhaps the most ape-like of them, though it did not stop habilis from being the first known hominid to make and use stone tools. Homo erectus was their later descendant. Erectus was smarter, though their brains were still a little smaller than ours. Homo sapiens may be the cleverest of the trio, though we cannot undermine what habilis and erectus had accomplished-habilis discovered how to use and make stone tools, erectus spread across the world and learnt how to use and make fire.

Note that the answer to this question is answered in terms of intellegence between the three species. However, the three species never interacted. Habilis died out around 1 million years ago. Erectus first appeared at around this time, but died out 70 thousand years ago. There is no known evidence of erectus and sapiens interacting.

Answer 2

Homo habilis is an extinct species of early human that lived around 2 million years ago, while modern humans (Homo sapiens) are the current species of humans. Homo habilis had a smaller brain size, a more ape-like face, and used stone tools, while modern humans have larger brains, a more gracile build, and exhibit complex cultural behaviors.