Barbary lion (Panthera leo leo) ZooChat
Panthera leo (African Lion) is a species of mammals in the family cats. They are listed as vulnerable by IUCN and in cites appendix ii. They are native to the Palearctic, Ethiopia, and Asia. They are nocturnal carnivores. Individuals are known to live for 360 months and can grow to 1835.16 mm. They have parental care ( cooperative breeding.
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African Lion Panthera Leo Male, Khutse Photograph by Vincent Grafhorst
About Lions. Lions (Panthera leo) symbolize power and strength across Africa and parts of Asia. Yet few realize that these big cats have undergone a catastrophic range reduction of 95 percent, with only about 24,000 lions remaining, down from an estimated 200,000, because of poaching for the illegal wildlife trade, habitat loss and human-wildlife conflict.
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Land of the Animals — Panthera Leo Leo by Julie Muller. Cropped...
Panthera leo leo Population size 924 Life Span 12-25 years Top speed 56 km/h mph Weight 148-191 kg lbs Length 2.4-2.8 m ft The Northern lion ( Panthera leo leo) is a lion subspecies, which is present in West Africa, northern Central Africa and India.
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Genus: Panthera Species: Panthera leo Subspecies: Panthera leo leo. Name [edit] Panthera leo leo (Linnaeus, 1758) Type locality: "Africa", restricted by J. A. Allen (1924:222) to "the Barbary coast region of Africa, or, more explicitly, Constantine, Algeria". Synonyms [edit] Felis leo Linnaeus, 1758; Felis leo barbaricus Meyer, 1826; Leo.
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Panthera leo leo is a lion subspecies present in West Africa, northern Central Africa and India. In West and Central Africa it is restricted to fragmented and isolated populations with a declining trajectory. It has been referred to as the northern lion.
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Barbary lion (Panthera leo leo) Endangered Animals
Panthera leo leo Panthera leo persica now synomyous with P. l. leo Panthera leo melanochaita — southern and East Africa Considered locally extinct until recently In 2017, discovery that southern and East Africa lions are closely related Taxonomic nomenclature under review by IUCN
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Panthera Leo (African Lion) Characteristics, Habitat, & Facts
Genus: Panthera . Species: Panthera leo. Subspecies currently recognized (IUCN revisions in progress): P. l. leo P. I. melanochaita . Pelage: Short, tawny-colored hair on body, face, and tail. Many males with mane; some without. Black tuft on tail tip. Cub have spots that fade with age. Body weight: Males: 150-225 kg (331-496 lbs)
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Panthera Leo African Lion Panthera Leo Male Photograph by San Diego Zoo Rianne Acep1985
Meeting of all African Range States Results in Agreement on Key Priorities for Iconic African Carnivore Species. African Range States of the African Lion (Panthera leo), Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), Leopard (Panthera pardus) and African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) met from 1 - 4 May in Uganda and agreed on a set of key priorities for the urgent.
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African Lion Panthera Leo, Ndutu Photograph by Panoramic Images Pixels
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Panthera Leo (African Lion) Characteristics, Habitat, & Facts
Panthera leo leo is a lion subspecies present in West Africa, northern Central Africa and India. [2] In West and Central Africa it is restricted to fragmented and isolated populations with a declining trajectory. [3] [4] It has been referred to as the northern lion. [5] [6] [7]
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African Lion (panthera Leo Photograph by Stuart Westmorland Pixels
Panthera leo leo—African subpopulations. The latest published phylogeographical study of lions shows that the traditional split between Asian and African Lions as distinct subspecies is untenable (Barnett et al. 2014).
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Beautiful portrait of Asiatic Lion Panthera Leo Persica Photograph by Matthew Gibson Pixels
In scientific classification (taxonomy) the Lion ( Panthera leo) belongs to the big cat genus Panthera within the subfamily Pantherinae of the Felidae cat family. The levels of classification for a lion are: Kingdom: Animalia (animals) Phylum: Chordata (vertebrates) Class: Mammalia (mammals) Order: Carnivora (carnivores)
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Background. The rapid decline of the African lion (Panthera leo leo), a member of the family Felidae, order Carnivora and suborder Feliformia [] due to human domination and landscape fragmentation has raised conservation concerns [].The increasing probability of gradual extinction of this species [] reduces its economic significance which stems from its recognition in human culture [].
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Superclass Gnathostomata jawed vertebrates. Gnathostomata: pictures (15163) Gnathostomata: specimens (6827) Gnathostomata: sounds (709) Euteleostomi bony vertebrates. Euteleostomi: pictures (15026) Euteleostomi: specimens (6826) Euteleostomi: sounds (709) Class Sarcopterygii lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates.
Barbary lion (Panthera leo leo) "Afrika Sambesi" ZooChat
The lion ( Panthera leo) is a large cat of the genus Panthera native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphic; adult male lions are larger than females and have a prominent mane. It is a social species, forming groups called prides.
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The study concluded that cave and modern lions shared an ancestor some 500,000 years ago and that the two main lineages of modern lions (Panthera leo leo and Panthera leo melanochaita) diverged some 70,000 years ago. Once, the lion had one of the largest distribution ranges of any terrestrial mammal.