Usage is definitely mixed, but I’m surprised you haven’t encountered this. From Wikipedia: > Although some scientists equate the term "humans" with all members

Usage is definitely mixed, but I’m surprised you haven’t encountered this. From Wikipedia: > Although some scientists equate the term "humans" with all members of the genus Homo, in common usage it generally refers to Homo sapiens, the only extant member. All other members of the genus Homo, which are now extinct, are known as archaic humans, and the term "modern human" is used to distinguish Homo sapiens from archaic humans.