Our closest living relatives on the evolutionary tree are

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Bonobos and common chimpanzees are the closest living relatives on the evolutionary tree to humans, sharing a common ancestor approximately 6-8 million years ago. Orangutans and gibbons are also primates but diverged from humans around 20 million years ago. Homo erectus and Homo neanderthalensis are extinct hominids and while they are part of our evolutionary lineage, they are not our closest living relatives. Gorillas are also primates but are more distantly related to humans than chimpanzees and bonobos.

Our Closest Living Relatives on the Evolutionary Tree Are