vs Lion

Aulacoseira distans compared with Panthera leo

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Lion is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lion
Kingdom	Chromista (クロミスタ)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (オクロ植物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (クサリケイソウ綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Aulacoseirales (Aulacoseirales)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Aulacoseiraceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Aulacoseira	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Aulacoseira distans	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 Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.

アウラコセイラ・ディスタンス（Aulacoseira distans）は北半球の亜寒帯〜温帯の貧栄養〜中栄養の湖沼・池に生育する糸状の中心目珪藻類で、細胞縁辺のとげで連結した長い連鎖を形成する。光合成を行うことで湖沼の一次生産に貢献する植物プランクトンとして、寒冷で栄養の乏しい清澄な湖の生態系において重要な役割を果たす。珪藻殻は地層に保存されやすく、古環境・古気候の指標生物として古生態学的に利用される。