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Asiatic lion

subspecies of lion
Taxon taxon Q182347
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Summary

Asiatic lion is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.18% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,974 views/month, #357 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: subspecies[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Endangered status[4]
  • Parent taxon: lion[5]
  • Taxon name: Panthera leo persica[6]
  • Commons category: Lions of Asia[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Lions of Asia[8]
  • Commons gallery: Panthera leo persica[9]
  • Original combination: Felis leo persicus[10]
  • Taxon synonym: Panthera leo leo[11]
  • Taxon common name: León Indostánico[12], Lion d'Asie[13], Asiatic Lion[14], Indian Lion[15], azijski lev[16]
  • Wildlife Protection Act 1972 (India) schedule: Schedule I (Part I) of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[17]

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Identifiers

Asiatic lion's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 147731[18]. Asiatic lion's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 83386[19]. Asiatic lion's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1225995[20]. Asiatic lion's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219405[21]. Asiatic lion's ITIS TSN is recorded as 622026[22].

Why It Matters

Asiatic lion has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 111 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . A revised taxonomy of the Felidae. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . India Schedule Species Database. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Breogan2008 · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status → Endangered status
    Topic's main category → Category:Lions of Asia
    Taxon rank → subspecies
    Instance of → taxon
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Taxon range: India"
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