Lion vs

Panthera leo compared with Sporosarcina contaminans

Key Differences

• Lion is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lion
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Firmicutes (フィルミクテス門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Bacilli (バシラス綱)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Bacillales_A
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Planococcaceae
Genus	Panthera (Big Cats)	Sporosarcina
Species	Panthera leo	Sporosarcina contaminans

Conservation Status

Lion

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~23.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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。

Sporosarcina contaminans は四分球菌配列で細胞の塊を形成する能力が特徴のグラム陽性芽胞形成球菌細菌である。土壌環境に生息し、農業土壌を含む様々な陸上生息地から分離されている。この細菌は化学有機栄養体であり、環境中の有機化合物を分解してエネルギーを得る。