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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]
The lion (Panthera leo) is a large cat of the genus Panthera, native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; a short, rounded head; round ears; and a dark, hairy tuft at the tip of its tail. It is sexually dimorphic; adult male lions are larger than females and have a prominent mane.
The Asiatic lion is a lion population of the subspecies Panthera leo leo.Until the 19th century, it occurred in Saudi Arabia, eastern Turkey, Iran, Mesopotamia, and from east of the Indus River in Pakistan to the Bengal region and the Narmada River in Central India.
Panthera is a genus within the family Felidae, and one of two extant genera in the subfamily Pantherinae.It contains the largest living members of the cat family. There are five living species: the jaguar, leopard, lion, snow leopard and tiger, as well as a number of extinct species, including the cave lion and American lion.
Panthera leo melanochaita is a lion subspecies in Southern and East Africa. [1] In this part of Africa, lion populations are regionally extinct in Lesotho, Djibouti and Eritrea, and are threatened by loss of habitat and prey base, killing by local people in retaliation for loss of livestock, and in several countries also by trophy hunting. [2]
The Cape lion was a population of lions in South Africa's Natal and Cape Provinces that was extirpated in the mid-19th century. [1] [2] The type specimen originated at the Cape of Good Hope and was described in 1842. [3] Traditionally, the Cape lion was considered a distinct subspecies of lion, Panthera leo melanochaita.
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Cave lions are large extinct carnivorous felids that are classified either as subspecies of the lion (Panthera leo), or as distinct but closely related species, depending on the authority. The subspecies or species known by this name include: Panthera spelaea formerly P. leo spelaea, the Eurasian or European cave lion