vs Lion

Alcanivorax pacificus compared with Panthera leo

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Lion is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lion
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (變形菌門)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Gammaproteobacteria (γ-变形菌纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Pseudomonadales (假单胞菌目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Alcanivoracaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Alcanivorax	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Alcanivorax pacificus	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 Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

太平洋食烷菌（Alcanivorax pacificus）是从太平洋海水中分离的一种海洋革兰氏阴性细菌，具有降解石油烃类化合物的能力。该物种以烷烃为主要碳源，在海洋石油污染的自然生物降解过程中发挥重要作用。食烷菌属在石油泄漏后的海洋环境中往往会大量繁殖，是天然生物修复的关键参与者。