Mammals
Lioness
Panthera leo
The lioness is the true engine of the pride: without a mane, more agile and faster than the male, she leads most of the hunts and cares for the cubs. Within the pride the females are all related and cooperate closely.
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In short
The lioness (Panthera leo) is a species with IUCN conservation status VU (Vulnerable). Like the lion, it lives in savanna and grassland. Animals in Black offers a fine-art portrait of it on a black background, available as a print on Hahnemühle paper: view the print.
Habitat & conservation
Where does the lioness live?
Like the lion, it lives in savanna and grassland. Lionesses hunt as a team with coordinated tactics, encircling prey; they raise cubs communally and will even nurse young that are not their own.
Is the lioness endangered?
It shares the species' status: the IUCN Red List rates the lion Vulnerable (VU) with a declining population, due to habitat and prey loss, conflict with herders and poaching.
Facts about the lioness
- It leads most of the pride's hunts.
- The females of a pride are all related.
- It will nurse the cubs of other females in the pride.
Data source: IUCN Red List — Panthera leo (Vulnerable)
RED List
Conservation status codes
- EX Extinct No individuals survive.
- EW Extinct in the wild Survives only in captivity.
- CR Critically endangered Extremely high risk of extinction.
- EN Endangered Very high risk of extinction.
- VU Vulnerable High risk of extinction.
- NT Near threatened Likely to become threatened soon.
- LC Least concern Low risk of extinction.
- DD Data deficient Not enough data to assess.
- NE Not evaluated Not yet assessed by the IUCN.