Lion

Panthera leo · Felidae

The lion is a large cat of the genus Panthera, currently ranging only in Sub-Saharan 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 that extends from the head to the shoulders and chest.

Where the Lion lives

Recorded in South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Namibia, Benin, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe (Africa).

Most records fall in Mpumalanga, Rift Valley, Arusha, Limpopo, Mara and North-West.

See the Lion’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Vulnerable (VU). At risk: it could become endangered. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 16,421 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.