Lion  (Panthera leo)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Carnivora
Family Felidae
Genus Panthera (1)
Size Male head-body length: 1.70 – 2.50 m (2)
Female head-body length: 1.60 – 1.90 m (2)
Average male height at the shoulder: 1.20 m (2)
Average female height at the shoulder: 1.10 m (2)
Male weight: 150 - 240 kg (2)
Female weight: 122 - 182 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU - A2abcd) on the IUCN Red List 2004 (1), and listed on Appendix II of CITES (3). Subspecies: Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) classified as Critically Endangered (CR C2a(ii)) on the IUCN Red List 2004 (1), and listed on Appendix I of CITES (3).