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Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Dataset
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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Rank
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SPECIES
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Published in
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Syst. Nat., 10th ed. vol.1 p.41
Classification
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kingdom
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Animalia
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phylum
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Chordata
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class
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Mammalia
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order
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Carnivora
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family
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Felidae
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genus
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Panthera
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species
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Panthera leo
Name
- Synonyms
- Felis imperialis Leidy, 1873
- Felis leo Linnaeus, 1758
- Homonyms
- Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common names
- African lion in English
- Afrikanischer Löwe in German
- Leon in language.
- Lion in English
- Lion in English
- Lion in English
- Lion in English
- Lion in English
- Lion in English
- Lowe in German
- lion in English
- lion in language.
- Lion in English
- African Lion in English
- Leao in Portuguese
- León in Spanish
- Lion d'Afrique in French
- Mkango in language.
- Simba in Swahili
Bibliographic References
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Haas, Sarah K., Virginia Hayssen, and Paul R. Krausman, 2005: Panthera leo. Mammalian Species, no. 762. 1-11.
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Sunquist, M. E. and F. C. Sunquist / D. E. Wilson, ed., 2009: Family Felidae (Cats). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 1: Carnivores. 54-169.
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Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
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Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142.
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Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204.