How humans are related to homo habilis?

Humans (Homo sapiens) are related to Homo habilis as part of the same evolutionary lineage in the hominid family tree. Homo habilis is considered one of our early ancestors, living around 2.4 to 1.4 million years ago. While not direct ancestors of modern humans, Homo habilis represents an important step in the evolution of the Homo genus towards the development of traits seen in later human species.