Lion  (Panthera leo)

Species information

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Authentication

Authenticated (05/01/2006) by Peter Jackson, Chair, IUCN Cat Specialist Group.
http://www.catsg.org

Glossary

  • Carnivore: flesh eating.
  • Epidemic: an outbreak of an infectious disease spreading widely across a population in a relatively short period of time.
  • Scavenge: to feed on dead material, often on animals that have been killed by another predator.
  • Subspecies: a population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.
  • Ungulate: any hoofed, grazing mammal.

References

  1. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (June, 2009)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals.Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  3. CITES (September, 2005)
    http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
  4. IUCN Cat Specialist Group (September, 2005)
    http://www.catsg.org
  5. Big Cats Online (September, 2005)
    http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/plaza/abf90/bco/lion.htm
  6. Lioncrusher’s Domain (September, 2005)
    http://www.lioncrusher.com/animal.asp?animal=59
  7. Animal Diversity Web (September, 2005)
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Panthera_leo.html
  8. Jackson, P. (2006) Pers. comm.
  9. The Cat Survival Trust (September, 2005)
    http://hometown.aol.com/cattrust/lion.htm
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