Homo naledi size comparison: how tall is the Homo naledi?
Homo naledi: 144 cm · 4' 9" tall
335,000–236,000 years ago · South Africa · ~45 kg · brain ~513 cc (modern ≈ 1,350) · body: slender; human-like feet and hands but curved fingers, ape-like shoulders, small brain
Homo naledi is 144 cm · 4' 9" tall. That is about 1.2× shorter than an average man (171 cm). Compare it side by side with people, animals, buildings and more on the board above — drag, zoom, switch cm / ft, or export an image.
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- Homo habilis male — 130 cm · 4' 3"
- Homo habilis female — 110 cm · 3' 7"
- Homo antecessor (estimate) — 170 cm · 5' 7"
- Homo erectus male — 180 cm · 5' 11"
- Homo erectus female — 155 cm · 5' 1"
- Homo heidelbergensis male — 175 cm · 5' 9"
- Homo heidelbergensis female — 157 cm · 5' 2"
- Neanderthal male — 164 cm · 5' 5"
- Neanderthal female — 155 cm · 5' 1"
- Denisovan (estimate) — 165 cm · 5' 5"
- Homo floresiensis — 106 cm · 3' 6"
- Early Homo sapiens male — 176 cm · 5' 9"