Lion

Scientific name: Panthera leo

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0024Males and females look different

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Common names

狮子
ببر شیر
সিংহ
Löwe
León
شیر
Lion
सिंह
Singa
Singa
Leão
Лев
Aslan

Other names

الأسد

From heritage

Names from folk tradition, kept apart from the scientific names.

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Sources

1Handbook of the Mammals of the World — Panthera leo species accountSRC-191
2Mallon et al. 2023 — The conservation status and distribution of the mammals of the Arabian PeninsulaSRC-084
3Holocene Arabian megafaunal extirpations — Journal of BiogeographySRC-036
4GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758)SRC-211
5Panthera leo • LionSRC-317
6Panthera leo (lion)SRC-318
7GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758), species record 5219404SRC-RES-3A76B4AF85
8CATnews Special Issue 6 (Spring 2011): Cats of the World - snapshots (lion page, p. 22)SRC-RES-42445FF82B
9Living Species - Lion | IUCN CatSGSRC-RES-6975A7DD0B
10Phylogeographic Patterns in Africa and High Resolution Delineation of Genetic Clades in the Lion (Panthera leo)SRC-RES-3E6CA3D2AA
11Regional Red List Status of Carnivores in the Arabian PeninsulaSRC-RES-F40544A85C
12GBIF Backbone: IUCN Red List category linked to Panthera leo (species 5219404)SRC-RES-5587777891
13Diet composition of Asiatic lions in protected areas and multi-use land matrixSRC-RES-16AB0202EF

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20260930T094958379 · last approved 30 September 2026

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الشِّبْل

Young

اسم ولد الأسد إذا أدرك الصيد، وجمعه أشبال، كما في لسان العرب.

اللَّبُؤةFemaleاسم أنثى الأسد في العربية الفصحى، ومن لغاتها «اللَّبْأة» و«اللَّبْوة»، كما في لسان العرب.

Key facts

The lion (Panthera leo) is a cat of the family Felidae; it is extinct in Arabia but survives in Africa and in India's Gir Forest.

SRC-084 · SRC-191 · SRC-211

Sources (3)

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2Mallon et al. 2023 — The conservation status and distribution of the mammals of the Arabian PeninsulaSRC-084
1Handbook of the Mammals of the World — Panthera leo species accountSRC-191
4GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758)SRC-211

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