Asian watermeal vs Leao

Wolffia globosa compared with Panthera leo

Key Differences

Asian watermeal is Least Concern while Leao is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian watermeal	Leao
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Araceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Wolffia	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Wolffia globosa	Panthera leo

Conservation Status

Asian watermeal

LC — Least Concern

Leao

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~23.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian watermeal	Leao
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	2.5 m
Average Weight	—	190.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian watermeal

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Leao

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.

Asian watermeal

The Asian watermeal (Wolffia globosa) is a species in the genus Wolffia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Widely distributed across Africa (Angola), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Leao

O maior felino selvagem da África, o leão pode atingir até 250 kg e é o único felídeo social, vivendo em grupos nas savanas e pastagens da África Subsaariana. Os machos se distinguem por suas icônicas juba. Como predadores de topo, regulam as populações de herbívoros e mantêm o equilíbrio do ecossistema. Classificado como Vulnerável devido à perda de habitat e ao conflito entre humanos e vida selvagem.