Familia:
Hominidae
Subfamilia:
Homininae
Tribus:
Hominini
Subtribus:
Hominina
Genus:
Homo
Species: †
Homo naledi
Homo naledi
Berger
et al.
, 2015
The specific epithet is from the Sotho word
naledi
("star"), in reference to the Dinaledi Chamber in the Rising Star Cave in the Republic of South Africa, where the fossils were found.