León vs silky cuscus

Panthera leo compared with Phalanger sericeus

Key Differences

• León is Vulnerable while silky cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	León	silky cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Phalangeridae
Genus	Panthera (Big Cats)	Phalanger
Species	Panthera leo	Phalanger sericeus

Evolutionary Relationship

León and silky cuscus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

León

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~23.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

silky cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	León	silky cuscus
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	2.5 m	—
Average Weight	190.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

silky cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.