Subspecies↕ | Scientific Name↕ | Avg Male Weight (kg)↕ | Range↕ | Wild Population↕ | Status↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Southern African Lion | Panthera leo melanochaita | 190 | Southern and East Africa | 19,000 | Vulnerable | Classic Serengeti and Kruger lions, iconic maned males |
West African Lion | Panthera leo leo | 170 | West and Central Africa | 400 | Critically Endangered | Smaller, genetically closer to Asiatic lions |
Asiatic Lion | Panthera leo leo (Persica) | 175 | Gir Forest, India | 670 | Endangered | Only wild lions outside Africa, distinct belly fold |
Barbary Lion | Panthera leo leo (atlas) | 220 | Formerly North Africa | 0 | Extinct in wild (1960s) | Roman Colosseum lions, huge dark mane, captive descendants remain |
Cape Lion | Panthera leo melanochaita (capensis) | 230 | Formerly South Africa Cape | 0 | Extinct (1860s) | Black-maned giant, hunted to extinction by colonial settlers |
Masai Lion | Panthera leo melanochaita (nubica) | 180 | Kenya, Tanzania | 5,000 | Vulnerable | Longer legs, less developed manes on males |
Katanga Lion | Panthera leo melanochaita (bleyenberghi) | 220 | Southwest Africa | 1,500 | Vulnerable | Lighter mane color, Angola and Namibia ranges |
Transvaal Lion | Panthera leo melanochaita (krugeri) | 200 | Kruger, Southern Africa | 2,000 | Vulnerable | Occasional white lion morphs from Timbavati |
Congo Lion | Panthera leo leo (azandica) | 180 | NE Congo, Uganda | 1,000 | Endangered | Tree-climbing lions of Queen Elizabeth NP |
Ethiopian (Addis) Lion | Panthera leo leo (abyssinica) | 170 | Ethiopia | 1,000 | Endangered | Dark nearly-black mane, Haile Selassie's palace lions |
American Lion | Panthera atrox | 350 | Pleistocene North America | 0 | Extinct (~11,000 BP) | Largest cat ever, 25% bigger than modern lions |
Cave Lion | Panthera spelaea | 320 | Ice Age Eurasia | 0 | Extinct (~13,000 BP) | Painted in Chauvet cave, probably maneless |
White Lion | Panthera leo (color morph) | 190 | Timbavati, South Africa | 13 | Rare color morph | Recessive leucistic gene, cream-white coat |
Tsavo Lion | Panthera leo melanochaita (tsavo) | 190 | Tsavo, Kenya | 675 | Vulnerable | Maneless males, Man-Eaters of Tsavo legend |
North Congo Lion | Panthera leo leo (hollisteri) | 175 | Central African Republic | 800 | Endangered | Gallery forest lions, rarely seen |
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