vs Afrikanischer Löwe

Athallia cerinelloides compared with Panthera leo

Key Differences

is Data Deficient while Afrikanischer Löwe is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Afrikanischer Löwe
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Teloschistales (Teloschistales)	Carnivora (Raubtiere)
Family	Teloschistaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Athallia	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Athallia cerinelloides	Panthera leo

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Afrikanischer Löwe

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~23.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Afrikanischer Löwe
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	2.5 m
Average Weight	—	190.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Afrikanischer Löwe

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Kenya. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Athallia cerinelloides is a crustose lichen with an orange-yellow to waxy thallus bearing lecanorine apothecia with reddish-orange discs. It inhabits bark of nutrient-enriched trees, walls, and rocks enriched with bird droppings in temperate and Mediterranean Europe. This lichen thrives in nitrogenous, bird-roosting habitats.

Afrikanischer Löwe

The largest wild cat in Africa, lions reach up to 250 kg and are the only social felids, living in prides across sub-Saharan savannas and grasslands. Males are distinguished by their iconic manes. As apex predators, they regulate herbivore populations and maintain ecosystem balance. Listed as Vulnerable due to habitat loss and human-wildlife conflict.