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Barbary lion

population of subspecies of mammal
Taxon taxon Q221094
Barbary lion
Photograph by Fernandus (formerly of Biskra, Algeria), published by Alfred Edward Pease (29 June 1857 – 27 April 1939) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Barbary lion is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.17% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,834 views/month, #341 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: population[3]
  • Taxon rank: subspecies[4]
  • Parent taxon: lion[5]
  • Taxon name: Panthera leo leo[6]
  • Commons category: Panthera leo leo[7]
  • Commons gallery: Panthera leo leo[8]
  • Native label: Izem amaziɣ[9]
  • Different from: African lion[10]
  • Has part(s) of the class: Panthera leo leo[11]
  • Homonymous taxon: Panthera leo leo[12]

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Identifiers

Barbary lion's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1446311[13]. Barbary lion's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1273814[14]. Barbary lion's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7059275[15]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 64442[16] and 622059[17].

Why It Matters

Barbary lion has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 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. [13] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Itis tsn → 64442, 622059
    Sitelink count → 52
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'avk', 'az', 'be', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el',
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 10w ago · ~2026-42883-67 · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Itis tsn → 64442, 622059
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Itis tsn: 64442"
  3. 21w ago · AraBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → subspecies
    Local thumb → —
    Parent taxon → lion
    Aliases → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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