Barbary lion photograph

Barbary Lion

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Kingdom Animalia
Scientific namePanthera leo leo
Order Carnivora
Phylum Chordata
Family Felidae
Rank Subspecies
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID2191574
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About Barbary Lion


The Barbary lion was a Panthera leo leo population in North Africa that is regionally extinct today. This population occurred in Barbary Coastal regions of Maghreb from the Atlas Mountains to Egypt and was eradicated following the spreading of firearms and bounties for shooting lions.

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