Cape lion
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| phylum | Chordata | The Cape lion was a distinctive population of lions in South Africa's Natal and Cape Provinces that was extirpated in the mid-19th century. The type specimen originated at the Cape of Good Hope and was described in 1842.
Traditionally, the Cape lion was considered a distinct subspecies of lion, Panthera leo melanochaita. However, phylogeographic analysis has shown that lion populations in Southern and East Africa are closely related. For more information visit the Wikipedia Entry Get back to Lion |
| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Carnivora | |
| suborder | Feliformia | |
| family | Felidae | |
| genus | Panthera | |
| subspecies | †P. l. melanochaita |
