Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Quick facts
Threat status Europe | Not evaluated (IUCN) |
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Protected by | 1 international agreement |
Distribution
Threat and conservation status
IUCN Red List status of threatened species
The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.
World
Vulnerable
Europe
Not evaluated
EU
Not evaluated
EU conservation status
The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
Legal text | Annex | Conditions | More information |
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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) | Whole Family FELIDAE is concerned by Appendix II (Except the species included in Appendix I). Specimens of the domesticated form are not subject to the provisions of the Convention. | http://www.cites.org/eng |
Common names and synonyms
Other resources
CoL (accepted name) | Catalogue of Life |
Fauna Europaea search | Fauna Europaea |
GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
NCBI search | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
Species+ | Species+ by UNEP-WCMC |
Wikipedia | Wikipedia |