8 human species?

[wil]

We do not have a definitive list of all human species, as new discoveries are still being made. However, at least eight species, including Homo sapiens, are believed to have existed around 300,000 years ago. These include Homo neanderthalensis, Denisovans, Homo erectus, Homo heidelbergensis, Homo naledi, Homo luzonensis, and Homo floresiensis.

That and we homo sapiens intermingled our DNA with Neanderthals in Europe and Denisovans in Asia after migrating out of Africa.

 

[TheLightWithin]

We do not have a definitive list of all human species, as new discoveries are still being made. However, at least eight species, including Homo sapiens, are believed to have existed around 300,000 years ago. These include Homo neanderthalensis, Denisovans, Homo erectus, Homo heidelbergensis, Homo naledi, Homo luzonensis, and Homo floresiensis.

That and we homo sapiens intermingled our DNA with Neanderthals in Europe and Denisovans in Asia after migrating out of Africa.

Do we have the DNA of the other species as well?

 

[wil]

Do we have the DNA of the other species as well?

Science has, we don't, that we know of. They are over a dozen and pretty sure we will find more species, the unique thing currently is these 8 all coexisted at the same time period.

There may have been more that comingled and didn't continue to procreate and thrive. It is thought the ones of us that did benefitted from their DNA that improved our immune system, natural selection. For instance Neanderthals were better adapted for colder climates. And the hobbitish Denisovans shortened the Asian islanders

Africans have the lowest percentages because of the fewer generations since colonization and having brought the new genes back only a couple hundred years ago.