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Lion

Panthera leo

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Africa.January 5, February 5, March 2, April 3, May 8, June 5, July 5, August 3, September 4, October 5, November 3, December 3.
Kenya176
Tanzania148
United States117
Narok72
Mara57
South Africa51
Arusha43
New Mexico39
Kajiado24
Zambia23

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
  • SolitaryLives alone except for matingFrom its classification
  • Apex predatorTop of the food chain in its ecosystemChecked by the maintainer

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderCarnivorans · Carnivora
FamilyFelids · Felidae
GenusRoaring Cats · Panthera

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