Living Beings

    species · Scientific classification

    Panthera leo

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    An adult male lion in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
    Lion · Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Classification in context

    Lineage

    1. LifeLife
    2. DomainEukaryota
    3. KingdomAnimalia
    4. PhylumChordata
    5. ClassMammalia
    6. OrderCarnivora
    7. FamilyFelidae
    8. GenusPanthera
    9. SpeciesPanthera leo
    Advanced classification

    Complete source lineage, including intermediate ranks. The standard view uses Life and the eight principal ranks.

    1. cellular organisms cellular root
    2. Eukaryota domain
    3. Opisthokonta clade
    4. Metazoa kingdom
    5. Eumetazoa clade
    6. Bilateria clade
    7. Deuterostomia clade
    8. Chordata phylum
    9. Craniata subphylum
    10. Vertebrata clade
    11. Gnathostomata clade
    12. Teleostomi clade
    13. Euteleostomi clade
    14. Sarcopterygii superclass
    15. Dipnotetrapodomorpha clade
    16. Tetrapoda clade
    17. Amniota clade
    18. Mammalia class
    19. Theria clade
    20. Eutheria clade
    21. Boreoeutheria clade
    22. Laurasiatheria superorder
    23. Carnivora order
    24. Feliformia suborder
    25. Felidae family
    26. Pantherinae subfamily
    27. Panthera genus
    28. Panthera leo species

    NCBI Taxonomy (2026-11-05 reconciled backbone) · Taxon source ↗

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    Panthera leo · species · Original classification source

    The original identifier and source were retained when adopting the dated NCBI backbone. Different sources may use different names, ranks or group circumscriptions.

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    Species · Panthera

    Lion

    Panthera leo

    Lions are social cats that live in groups called prides. A pride usually includes related females, their young, and one or more …