Levant Clubtail vs León

Gomphus davidi compared with Panthera leo

Key Differences

• Levant Clubtail is Least Concern while León is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Levant Clubtail	León
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Gomphidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Gomphus	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Gomphus davidi	Panthera leo

Evolutionary Relationship

Levant Clubtail and León share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Levant Clubtail

LC — Least Concern

León

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~23.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Levant Clubtail	León
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	2.5 m
Average Weight	—	190.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Levant Clubtail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

León

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.

León

El felino salvaje más grande de Africa, el león puede alcanzar hasta 250 kg y es el único félido social, viviendo en manadas en sabanas y praderas del Africa subsahariana. Los machos se distinguen por sus icónicas melenas. Como depredadores apicales, regulan las poblaciones de herbívoros y mantienen el equilibrio del ecosistema. Clasificado como Vulnerable debido a la pérdida de hábitat y el conflicto entre humanos y vida silvestre.