Lion
Panthera leo
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyFelidae (Felids)
- GenusPanthera (Roaring Cats)
- SpeciesPanthera leo (Lion)
Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park
Serval
Leptailurus serval
Painted Hunting Dog
Lycaon pictus
African Civet
Civettictis civetta
Slender Mongoose
Galerella sanguinea
Egyptian Mongoose
Herpestes ichneumon
Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo
Honey Badger
Mellivora capensis
Spotted Hyena
Crocuta crocuta
Marsh Mongoose
Atilax paludinosus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lion in Gorongosa National Park?
About 47% of visitor-days record a Lion sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 32 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lion in Gorongosa National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Lion in Gorongosa National Park in our monthly data.