Cholesterol belongs to the groups of lipids called

The answer is steroids

cholestrol is part of sterols / steroids which is one of the 4 classes of lipids

cholestrol characterized with 4 fused carbon rings, like all sterols do

other sterols are sex-trait hormones like testosterone etc.

other lipid groups are fats (glycerol and fatty acids), phospholipids (phosphate head and faitty acid tails), and waxes (contain alcohol group)