Panthera leo (species)

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Panthera leo

Scope note: Large, powerful species of cat that is well-muscled, with a large head, short legs, size and appearance that varies considerably between the sexes, and is unique among the cats in living in family groups or prides. In the Pleistocene, lions were the most widespread large land mammals, ranging throughout Eurasia, Africa, and North America. Today listed as Vulnerable, remaining only in fragmented populations remain in Sub-Saharan Africa and western India.

BT Panthera (genus)

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Panthera leo

NT13 300417483 Panthera leo leo (subspecies)
NT13 300417484 Panthera leo persica (subspecies)
NT13 300417485 Panthera leo azandica (subspecies)
NT13 300417486 Panthera leo bleyenberghi (subspecies)
NT13 300417487 Panthera leo krugeri (subspecies)
NT13 300417488 Panthera leo melanochaita (subspecies)
NT13 300417489 Panthera leo nubica (subspecies)
NT13 300417490 Panthera leo senegalensis (subspecies)
NT13 300417491 Panthera leo spelaea (extinct subspecies)
NT13 300417492 Panthera leo atrox (extinct subspecies)

RT lion's head (motif)

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Castellano Panthera leo (traducció pendent)

Date of creation: 03-Feb-2025

Accepted term: 03-Feb-2025