Cat vs Lion

Felis catus compared with Panthera leo

Key Differences

Cat is Not Evaluated while Lion is Vulnerable.
Lion is 42.2x heavier than Cat.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	Lion
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Carnivora (食肉目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family same	Felidae (Cats)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Felis catus	Panthera leo

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat and Lion share a common ancestor at the Family level: Felidae. (Cats)

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Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Lion

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~23.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	Lion
Diet	Carnivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	15 years	15 years
Average Length	46 cm	2.5 m
Average Weight	4.5 kg	190.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cat

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.