Giant granadilla vs Lion

Passiflora quadrangularis compared with Panthera leo

Key Differences

• Giant granadilla is Not Evaluated while Lion is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant granadilla	Lion
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Malpighiales (мальпигиецветные)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Passifloraceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Passiflora	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Passiflora quadrangularis	Panthera leo

Conservation Status

Giant granadilla

NE — Not Evaluated

Lion

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~23.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant granadilla

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, United Kingdom), North America (Bahamas, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Lion

The largest wild cat in Africa, lions reach up to 250 kg and are the only social felids, living in prides across sub-Saharan savannas and grasslands. Males are distinguished by their iconic manes. As apex predators, they regulate herbivore populations and maintain ecosystem balance. Listed as Vulnerable due to habitat loss and human-wildlife conflict.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia