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The scientific name of a lion is Panthera leo.
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Is lion a species?
Yes, the lion is the species Panthera leo.
What species is a white lion?
Panthera leo is the species of the lion - white or regular color.
What types lion are there?
Currently there are only two species/breeds of lions that are alive. They are the African Lion and the Asiatic Lion. Other species of Lions like the European Lion, the American Cave Lion and the Barbary Lion were all hunted to extinction centuries ago. As of now, all lion species are endangered. The Asiatic Lion is critically endangered with only a few hundred species left in the wild.
What is the opposite gender of the lion?
Lion refers to a male lion and the species in general. Lioness refers to a female lion.
How much does a lion skin cost?
It is illegal to buy a lion pelt. The lion is an endangered species.
Which species is a lion?
A lion is a mammal. Its scientific name is Panthera leo.
What is a lion's scientific name and species?
Panthera leo
Is this the correct way to write lion.. Felis Leo or felis Leo?
It is correctly written Felis leo. However this is an antiquated version of referring to the species. The scientific species name for lion is Panthera leo.
What is the lion species called?
The genus and species of the lion is Panthera leo.
What are the cougars genus and species?
The genus and species of the cougar, also known as the mountain lion or puma, is Puma concolor.
What is a lion's species?
Panthera leo is the species of the lion.
Is lion a species?
Yes, the lion is the species Panthera leo.
What species is a white lion?
Panthera leo is the species of the lion - white or regular color.
What is the scientific name for an African Lion?
The scientific name for an African Lion is Panthera leo.
What types lion are there?
Currently there are only two species/breeds of lions that are alive. They are the African Lion and the Asiatic Lion. Other species of Lions like the European Lion, the American Cave Lion and the Barbary Lion were all hunted to extinction centuries ago. As of now, all lion species are endangered. The Asiatic Lion is critically endangered with only a few hundred species left in the wild.
What is the scientific family of a lion?
The family of the Lion is, Felidae.
Why is the scientific name for a lion a panthera Leo?
The scientific name for a lion is Panthera leo because "Panthera" is the genus to which lions belong, and "leo" is the species name for lions. It follows the binomial nomenclature system developed by Carl Linnaeus for naming living organisms.
