Lion vs

Panthera leo compared with Methanococcus voltae

Key Differences

• Lion is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lion
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Archaea (Archaea)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Methanobacteriota_A
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Methanococci (甲烷球菌纲)
Order	Carnivora (食肉目)	Methanococcales (甲烷球菌目)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Methanococcaceae
Genus	Panthera (Big Cats)	Methanococcus
Species	Panthera leo	Methanococcus voltae

Conservation Status

Lion

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~23.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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

非洲最大的野生猫科动物，体重可达250公斤，是撒哈拉以南非洲稀树草原和草地中唯一营群居生活的猫科动物。雄狮以其标志性的鬃毛著称。作为顶级捕食者，狮子调节草食动物种群，维持生态系统平衡。因栖息地丧失和人兽冲突被列为易危物种。

Methanococcus voltae 是甲烷球菌科的中温产甲烷古菌，因其是最早开发出遗传转化技术的产甲烷菌之一而备受关注。栖息于海洋沉积物，以氢气为电子供体还原二氧化碳产生甲烷。其模式生物地位对阐明古菌细胞生物学和遗传学的基本方面发挥了重要作用。