Lion

Lion
	File:Male lion.png
	Male
	File:Okonjima Lioness.png
	Female (lioness)
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	Felidae
Subfamily:	Pantherinae
Genus:	Panthera
Species:	P. leo
Binomial name
	Panthera leo; (Linnaeus, 1758)
	File:African lion range.png
	Range of P. leo

Other names[edit]

More specifically known as the African Lion.

Description[edit]

Similar species[edit]

Similar species include the tiger, leopard, jaguar, and snow leopard, which CAN roar (the snow leopard can, but does not roar).

Behaviour[edit]

Diet[edit]

Lions can eat antelope, wildebeest, zebra, and smaller animals.

Calls[edit]

Reproduction[edit]

Distribution/habitat[edit]

References[edit]

^ Bauer, H., Nowell, K.; Packer, C. (2008). Panthera leo. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 August 2010.

External links[edit]

Projects

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This article is part of Project Mammalia, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each mammal, including made-up species.

This article is part of Project Carnivora, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each carnivoran, including made-up species.

This article is part of Project Felidae, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each felid, including made-up species.

[iucn-1] Bauer, H., Nowell, K.; Packer, C. (2008). Panthera leo. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 August 2010.

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