Family: Felidae
Latin name:
Panthera leo persica

English name:
Asiatic Lion

Own language name:
Asya Aslaný

Description:
Asiatic lions are similar to African forms, though they have less swollen tympanic bullae, shorter postorbital constriction, and usually have divided infraorbital foramen. The colour ranges from reddish-brown to a highly mottled black to sandy cinnamon grey.

Distrubition:
Turkey, East region (2007)

Habitat:
Forests

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