#0224 · 🦊 mammals

Lion

🇳🇱 Leeuw ·Panthera leo

VUvulnerable 🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The lion ( Panthera leo ) is a species in the family Felidae and a member of the genus Panthera . It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1996, as populations in African range countries declined by about 43% since the early 1990s. Lion populations are untenable outside designated protected areas. Although the cause of the decline is not fully understood, habitat loss and conflicts with humans are the greatest causes of concern. The...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 25,758iNaturalist observations
weight 188 kgadult, up to
threat VUvulnerable

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
25,758 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs up to about 188 kg.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
Listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.