humankind vs humans

humankind and humans both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
humankind	Yes	No	No	No
humans	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, humankind and humans are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of humankind include human beings, human race, humanity, man, mankind, world.

humankind (noun)	humans (noun)
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth	all of the living human inhabitants of the earth