8 Subspecies:
Asiatic Lion:
It is also known as Indian lion or Persian lion.The scientific name of Asiatic lion is Panthera Leo Persica. It is found in Gir Forest National Park of northwestern India. Once was widespread from Turkey, across Southwest Asia, to India and Pakistan, now 523 exist in and near the Gir Forest in the Saurashtran region of Gujarat. Genetic evidence suggests its ancestors split from the ancestors of sub-Saharan African lions between 203 and 74 thousand years ago. Its closest relatives are North and West-Central African lions.
Southern Europe: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia
West Asia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Baluchistan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mesopotamia, North Caucasus, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and YemenSouth Asia: Afghanistan, India and Pakistan
Barbary Lion:
It is also called the Atlas lion or North African lion.The scientific name of Barbary Lion is Panthera Leo Leo.
Formerly found in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt, this is the nominate lion subspecies from North Africa. It is extinct in the wild due to excessive hunting; the last, known Barbary lion in the wilderness was killed in Morocco in 1920. This is reportedly one of the largest subspecies, with reported lengths of 3.0–3.3 m (9.8–10.8 ft) and weights of more than 200 kg (440 lb) for males. Besides the Senegal lion of Western and Central Africa, it is more closely related to the Asiatic lion than to other African lions. A number of animals in captivity are likely to be Barbary lions, particularly the 90 animals descended from the Moroccan Royal collection at Rabat Zoo.
North Africa: (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia)
West African Lion:
It is also known as Senegal Lion.The scientific name of West African Lion is Panthera Leo Senegalensis.
Found in Western and Central Africa, from Senegal to the Central African Republic. It is currently listed as critically endangeredin 2015. It is among the smallest of the Sub-Saharan African lions.Western Africa: (Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, and Senegal)Central Africa: (Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Nigeria, and Niger)
Ethiopian lion:
It is also known as Abyssinian lion and Addis Ababa lion.The scientific name of Ethiopian Lion is Panthera Leo Roosevelti.
A newly discerned lion subspecies could exist in captivity in Ethiopia's capital city of Addis Ababa. Researchers compared the microsatellite variations over ten loci of fifteen lions in captivity with those of six different wild lion populations. They determined that these lions are genetically unique and presumably that "their wild source population is similarly unique." These lions—with males that have a distinctly dark and luxuriant mane seem to define a new subspecies perhaps native only to Ethiopia. These lions were part of a collection of the late Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia.
Northeastern Africa: (Ethiopia)
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