Panthera leo leo Linnaeus, 1758:41
Barbary lion, Atlas lion
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Panthera leo barbaricus (Meyer); Panthera leo barbarus (Fischer); Panthera leo leo (Allen); Panthera leo nigra (Loche)
Conservation Status
Last record: 1922 (Goodwin & Goodwin, 1973); 1942?
Taxonomically rediscovered (Kitchener et al., 2017).
Distribution
Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
MCZ 39664 (skull minus lower jaw, several smaller bones; female?)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
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https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/barbarylion/
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/7407/panthera-leo-ssp-barbary-lion