LIONS

CERTAIN NAMES

• Common name - Lion
• Scientific name - Panthera Leo

TAXONOMIC CLASSIFICATION

• Kingdom - Animalia
• Phylum - Chordata
• Class - Mammalia
• Order - Carnivora
• Family & Genus - Felidae and Panthera

Geographical Location
Lions used to be found in many places throughout the world, including Central Europe and North America. The increase in human population, however, has forced the lion population to mainly only sub-Saharan Africa.

Red List Status

• "Vulnerable"
• Population 100 years ago - 200,000
• Population today - fewer than 30,000

ROLES WITHIN ECOSYSTEM

• Large herbivore control
• Disease control
• Limitation of smaller predators
• Conservation issues

VALUE TO HUMANS

• Limitation of smaller predators
• Disease control of prey
• Fur (little value)

THREATS TO LIONS

• Loss of habitat and natural prey
• Conflicts with human and livestock
• Trophy hunting
• Disease and climate change

Lion Protection Law

South Africa prevents people from hunting lions within two years of their release into the wild

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