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Asiatic lion
Male Asiatic lion in Gir National Park
Female with cub
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Carnivora
Suborder:
Feliformia
Family:
Felidae
Subfamily:
Pantherinae
Genus:
Panthera
Species:
P. leo
Subspecies:
P. l. leo
Population:
Asiatic lion
Current range of the Asiatic lion
The Asiatic lion is a lion population of the subspecies Panthera leo leo. Since the turn of the 20th century, its range has been restricted to Gir National Park and the surrounding areas in the Indian state of Gujarat.
The first scientific description of the Asiatic lion was published in 1826 by the Austrian zoologist Johann N. Meyer, who named it Felis leo persicus. Until the 19th century, it occurred in Saudi Arabia, eastern Turkey, Iran, Mesopotamia, and from east of the Indus River in Pakistan to the Bengal region and the Narmada River in Central India.
The population has steadily increased since 2010. In 2015, the 14th Asiatic Lion Census was conducted over an area of about 20,000 km2 (7,700 sq mi); the lion population was estimated at 523 individuals, and in 2017 at 650 individuals.
^Breitenmoser, U.; Mallon, D.P.; Ahmad Khan, J.; Driscoll, C. (2023). "Panthera leo (Asiatic subpopulation) (amended version of assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T247279613A247284471. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T247279613A247284471.en. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
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