Where do lions live? Species, lifespan, characteristics and behavior

 Lions usually live in savannas and savannas, not in dense forests.

All wild lion species today live only in 2 areas, Africa and 1 remaining population in the Gir Forest National Park of India in Asia, also known as the Asian lion.

About 10,000 years ago, lions were widely distributed throughout the world, from Africa, Asia, Europe to the Americas, except for Oceania. At that time, they were the most widely distributed species after us humans.

Where do lions live?

Since then, however, many species have become extinct, and the remaining species are now critically endangered and vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1996.

Since the early 1990s, African lion populations have suffered a dramatic decline, estimated at 43 percent. Although there are no exact statistics, but one of the main causes of this situation is due to changes in the environment, as well as conflicts with people.

Lions in the world

The main differences between the lions are the size, the appearance of the mane, and the habitat. However, some subspecies exhibit habits and fitness for survival. Suppose that the Kalahari lion is able to live in conditions of lack of water. Below is a list of lion species that still exist today.

The Northeastern Congo lion (Panthera leo azandica) is also known as the Central African lion. This population lives in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon and Chad.

The South African lion (Panthera leo krugeri) is distributed in the Republic of South Africa, Namibia, Angola, northern Botswana and parts of the southwestern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is the heaviest lion in the world.

The East African lion (Panthera leo nubica) lives in East African countries such as Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. They are extinct in Egypt, Djibouti, Egypt and Eritrea.

The West African lion (Panthera leo senegalensis) is also known as the Senegal lion. They are critically endangered, remaining only in a few West African countries such as Senegal, Burkina Faso, Benin, Niger and Nigeria.

The Katanga lion (Panthera leo bleyenberghi) is also known as the South West African lion. A subspecies of lion found in Namibia, Angola, Zaire, western Zambia, western Zimbabwe and northern Botswana in southwestern Africa.

Congo lion (Panthera leo hollisteri)

Barbary lion (Panthera creeper) They once lived from Morocco to Egypt and are considered the largest lion subspecies. The last wild Barbary lion was killed in Morocco in 1922. Fortunately, there are still a few individuals still alive in captivity.

Massai lion (Panthera leo massaicus)

The Lion of Good Hope (Panthera leo melanochaitus) is native to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa with a population of about 17,000 - 19,000 living in East Africa and South Africa.

Abyssinian lion (Panthera leo roosevelti).

Somali lion (Panthera leo somaliensis).

Kalahari lion (Panthera leo verneyi).

Asian lion (Panthera leo persica). Sinh lives in the Gir wildlife reserve in the state of Gurajat, India with a population of about 500 animals.