maracujá-de-cheiro vs Leao

Passiflora nitida compared with Panthera leo

Key Differences

maracujá-de-cheiro is Not Evaluated while Leao is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracujá-de-cheiro	Leao
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Passifloraceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Passiflora	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Passiflora nitida	Panthera leo

Conservation Status

maracujá-de-cheiro

NE — Not Evaluated

Leao

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~23.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracujá-de-cheiro	Leao
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	2.5 m
Average Weight	—	190.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

maracujá-de-cheiro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.

maracujá-de-cheiro

The Bell-apple (Passiflora nitida) is a species in the genus Passiflora. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.