The lion is closely related to West African and North African lions more than they are to Southern and East African lions. According to Defenders of Wildlife, the African lion population has been reduced by half since the early 1950s to a number of under 21,000 in all of Africa, as of the time of publication. Results of genetic research indicate that the Western and Central African lions form a different clade of lions and are perhaps more related to Asian lions than to lions from southern or eastern Africa. Their populations are small and fragmented, comprising at most 1,800 individuals in all of West and Central Africa. A young male West African lion photographed in a WAP Complex hunting concession during the University of Michigan wildlife camera survey. The West African lion (Panthera leo senegalensis), also known as the Senegal lion, Ghanian lion, or Nigerian lion, is a lion subspecies native to western Africa.
The West African lion (Panthera leo leo) population has been classified as a separate subpopulation, ranging over 5 countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal).
Only 250 still remain across the entire continent making the subspecies one of the most … The West African lion is listed as ‘Critically Endangered’ on the IUCN Red List. The West African lion is distributed in Western Africa, south of the Sahara, from Senegal in the west, to the Central African Republic in the east. The lion is also known as Senegal lion. All these live … He gave a different scientific name then Felis leo senegalensis.
Results of genetic research indicate that the Western and Central African lions form a different clade of lions, and are perhaps more related to Asiatic lions than to lions from Southern or Eastern Africa. The African lion was first described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus in his book Systema Naturae. The West African Lion (Panthera leo leo) is a large African feline featured in the Standard Edition of Planet Zoo. They persist in three protected areas in the region, mostly in one population in the W A P protected area complex, shared by Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger.
This … The West African Lion is a lion subspecies. With a total population of perhaps only 400 individuals in all of West and Central Africa and no captive population, the West African lion is one of the most endangered subspecies of big cats.
Panthera leo melanochaita includes lion populations from southern parts of Africa (Katanga lion and the Southeast African lion) and East Africa (Masai lion and Ethiopian lion). This subpopulation is … May 20, ... Share via Email. West African Lions Under Threat in Senegal. An African lion at the Paris Zoological Park, Bois de Vincennes, east of Paris, April 8, 2014.