Andaman Masked-Owl vs Lion

Tyto deroepstorffi compared with Panthera leo

Key Differences

• Andaman Masked-Owl is Not Evaluated while Lion is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andaman Masked-Owl	Lion
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Aves (鳥類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Strigiformes (フクロウ目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Tytonidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Tyto	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Tyto deroepstorffi	Panthera leo

Evolutionary Relationship

Andaman Masked-Owl and Lion share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索動物)

Conservation Status

Andaman Masked-Owl

NE — Not Evaluated

Lion

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~23.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andaman Masked-Owl	Lion
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	2.5 m
Average Weight	—	190.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andaman Masked-Owl

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Lion

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.

Andaman Masked-Owl

The Andaman Masked-Owl (Tyto deroepstorffi) is a species in the genus Tyto. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Lion

アフリカ最大の野生ネコ科動物で最大250kgに達し、サハラ以南のサバンナや草原に生息する唯一の社会性ネコ科動物です。雄は象徴的なたてがみで識別されます。頂点捕食者として草食動物の個体群を調節し、生態系のバランスを維持します。生息地の喪失と人間との軋轢により危急種に分類されています。