Modern humans belong to a group called hominids. Homo sapiens, or humans, are the only surviving species of hominids.Hominids are part of a larger group of animals called primates, which includes monkeys and apes.Humans are also mammals.n short, humans belong to the primate group. Kingdom: | Animalia / Phylum: | Chordata / Class: | Mammalia / Order: | Primates / Family: | Hominidae / Subfamily: | Homin … inae / Tribe: | Hominini / Genus: | Homo / Species: | H. sapiens. 5 people found this useful.