vs Lion

Ensifer arboris compared with Panthera leo

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Lion is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lion
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (プロテオバクテリア)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (アルファプロテオバクテリア)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Rhizobiales (リゾビウム目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Rhizobiaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Ensifer	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Ensifer arboris	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, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.

Ensifer arborisはアフリカとアジアの乾燥・半乾燥地域でマメ科樹木に有効な根粒を形成するグラム陰性窒素固定細菌です。熱帯・亜熱帯環境でProsophis及び他のアカシア類似マメ科樹木の根圏と根粒に生息します。この細菌は大気中の窒素を宿主樹木が生物学的に利用できるアンモニアに変換します。

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。