Posted by punnya on May 4, 2013, 9:56 a.m.
For other uses, see Lion (disambiguation).
| Lion[1] Temporal range: Early Pleistocene to recent | |
|---|---|
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| Male | |
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| Female (lioness) | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Genus: | Panthera |
| Species: | P. leo |
| Binomial name | |
| Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758)[3] | |
