<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <P> Felis leo Linnaeus, 1758 </P> </Td> </Tr> <P> Felis leo Linnaeus, 1758 </P> <P> The lion (Panthera leo) is a species in the family Felidae and a member of the genus Panthera . It is the second largest extant species after the tiger . It exhibits a pronounced sexual dimorphism; males are larger than females with a typical weight range of 150 to 250 kg (331 to 551 lb) for the former and 120 to 182 kg (265 to 401 lb) for the latter . In addition, male lions have a prominent mane, which is perhaps the most recognisable feature of the species . Both sexes have hairy tufts at the end of their tails . </P> <P> In the Pleistocene, lions were the most widespread large land mammals and ranged throughout Eurasia, Africa and North America . Today, the lion occurs in fragmented populations in Sub-Saharan Africa and one in western India . It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1996, as populations in African range countries declined by about 43% since the early 1990s . Lion populations are untenable outside designated protected areas . Although the cause of the decline is not fully understood, habitat loss and conflicts with humans are the greatest causes of concern . The Asiatic lion and the West African lion are listed as Endangered and Critically Endangered, respectively . </P>

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