vs Lion

Aphanothece saxicola compared with Panthera leo

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Lion is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lion
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (藍藻)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Microcystaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Aphanothece	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Aphanothece saxicola	Panthera leo

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Lion

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~23.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Aphanothece saxicolaはChroococcales目に属する単細胞シアノバクテリアで、淡水および陸上環境の岩盤基質上に厚いゼラチン質外皮の中に群体集合体を形成します。群体は湿った岩、川岸、湿った崖の表面に薄い緑色から褐色の地衣状皮殻として現れます。バイオフィルム形成に貢献し、特定の条件下では大気中の窒素を固定することができます。

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。