The Barbary lion was a population of the lion subspecies Panthera leo leo. It was also called North African lion , Atlas lion and Egyptian lion . It lived in the mountains and deserts of the Maghreb of North Africa from Morocco to Egypt .

2022年4月19日 · The Barbary lion is one of the biggest P. leo subspecies considered extinct since the middle of the twentieth century. This subspecies was first described under the trinomen Felis leo barbaricus by Johann Nepomuk Meyer, an Austrian …

2025年1月3日 · Barbary lion, (subspecies Panthera leo leo), extinct lion population that once inhabited large areas of North Africa’s Maghreb region north of the Sahara from the Atlas Mountains in Morocco east to Egypt.

2024年7月30日 · In historical times, the Barbary lion was found throughout North Africa, but by the early 18th century, it had vanished from the northeast of the continent and was only found in the northwest. Populations in western North Africa …

The Barbary lion (Panthera leo leo) was a local group of lions which are now extinct in the wild {IUCN}. The Barbary lion was also called the Atlas lion and the Nubian lion. It was a local group, or perhaps subspecies, of the lion. It used to live in North Africa, from Morocco to Egypt including countries like Algeria, Tunisia and Libya.

The Barbary lion was distinguished by its remarkable size and a unique dark mane that set it apart from other lion subspecies. However, despite its formidable presence, the Barbary lion was driven to the brink of extinction by human activities.

2018年8月6日 · Whatever its ultimate heritage, the Barbary Lion shares one dubious honor with most lion subspecies, having been wiped off the face of the earth by human encroachment and the dwindling of its once-expansive habitat.