Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Suborder Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945
         Family Felidae Batsch, 1788 - cats
           Subfamily Pantherinae Pocock, 1917
             Genus Panthera Oken, 1816 - big cats
               Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) - lion
                 01 [Panthera leo leo] (Linnaeus, 1758) - Atlas lion
                 02 Panthera leo azandica (Allen, 1924) - North East Congo lion
                 03 Panthera leo bleyenberghi (Lönnberg, 1914) - Southwest African lion
                 04 Panthera leo hollisteri (Allen, 1924) - Congo lion
                 05 Panthera leo kamptzi (Matschie, 1900)
                 06 Panthera leo krugeri (Roberts, 1929) - Southeast African lion
                 07 Panthera leo massaica (Neumann, 1900)
                 08 Panthera leo melanochaita (Hamilton Smith, 1858) - Cape lion
                 09 Panthera leo nyanzae (Heller, 1913)
                 10 Panthera leo persica (Meyer, 1826) - South Asian lion
                 11 Panthera leo senegalensis (Meyer, 1826) - West African lion