Homo is the genus that comprises the species Homo sapiens as well as several extinct species classified as ancestral to or closely related to modern humans -- as for examples Homo habilis and Homo neanderthalensis .
The species Homo sapiens includes modern humans .
Homo is the genus that comprises the species Homo sapiens , which includes modern humans , as well as several extinct species classified as ancestral to or closely related to modern humans -- as for examples Homo habilis and Homo neanderthalensis .