Lion
Panthera leo
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyFelidae (Felids)
- GenusPanthera (Roaring Cats)
- SpeciesPanthera leo (Lion)
Closest Relatives at Meru National Park
Leopard
Panthera pardus
Serval
Leptailurus serval
Caracal
Caracal caracal
Somali Dwarf Mongoose
Helogale hirtula
Common Dwarf Mongoose
Helogale parvula
Slender Mongoose
Galerella sanguinea
Hyaena dubbah
Hyaena dubbah
Egyptian Mongoose
Herpestes ichneumon
African Civet
Civettictis civetta
📅 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 Meru National Park?
About 61% of visitor-days record a Lion sighting in Meru National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lion in Meru National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Lion in Meru National Park in our monthly data.