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Lion
Panthera leo
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Felidae
- Genus
- Panthera
- Species
- P. leo
Ecology
Habitat: Grassland, savanna and open woodland
Diet: Carnivore
Behaviour: The most social cat; lives in prides with cooperative hunting.
Conservation: Vulnerable (IUCN)
About & Interesting Facts
Lions are large social felids; adult males typically develop a mane.
- Lionesses do most of the hunting.
- The Asiatic lion population is restricted to Gir, India.