vs Lion

Gyrodinium helveticum 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	Myzozoa (ミゾゾア門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Dinophyceae (渦鞭毛藻)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Gymnodiniales (Gymnodiniales)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Gymnodiniaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Gyrodinium	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Gyrodinium helveticum	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, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.

Gyrodinium helveticum は、細胞を2つの不均等な葉に分ける特徴的な螺旋状の溝を持つ淡水産の裸性渦鞭毛藻類です。最初に記載されたスイスを含む、ヨーロッパの温帯および高山地域の淡水湖や池に生息します。光合成を行い、他の微生物を餌として取り込むこともできる混合栄養性の原生生物です。

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。