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    An adult male lion in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.

    Lion

    Panthera leo

    Electron micrograph of thin sections of Escherichia coli cells.

    Escherichia coli

    Escherichia coli

    Wikimedia Commons photograph; resized for display. Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Electron micrograph from 1968, resized for display. Peter Highton · CC0 1.0

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    TraitLionEscherichia coli
    Nutrition Carnivorous Source ↗ Data unavailable
    Social organization Social; lives in prides Source ↗ Not applicable
    Physical traitsAdult male lions often grow a mane around the head and neck. Both sexes have a dark tuft at the tip of the tail.Data unavailable
    Habitat and rangeLions occupy a range of habitats, including grasslands, savannas and open woodland.E. coli can occur in intestinal tracts, water, food and other environments.
    Diet and nutritionLions hunt large prey such as zebras and wildebeest, and also scavenge when opportunities arise.Data unavailable
    Behavior and activityMembers of a pride cooperate in defending territory and sometimes in hunting.Data unavailable

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    Closest shared taxon: cellular organisms.

    1. LifeLife
    domainEukaryotakingdomAnimaliaphylumChordataclassMammaliaorderCarnivorafamilyFelidaegenusPantheraspeciesPanthera leo
    domainBacteriakingdomPseudomonadatiphylumPseudomonadotaclassGammaproteobacteriaorderEnterobacteralesfamilyEnterobacteriaceaegenusEscherichiaspeciesEscherichia coli
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