Lion
Panthera leo
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyFelidae (Felids)
- GenusPanthera (Roaring Cats)
- SpeciesPanthera leo (Lion)
Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve
Leopard
Panthera pardus
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
Serval
Leptailurus serval
African Wildcat
Felis lybica
Spotted Hyena
Crocuta crocuta
Painted Hunting Dog
Lycaon pictus
Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo
Common Dwarf Mongoose
Helogale parvula
Slender Mongoose
Galerella sanguinea
Honey Badger
Mellivora capensis
African Civet
Civettictis civetta
Bat-eared Fox
Otocyon megalotis
📅 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 Moremi Game Reserve?
About 64% of visitor-days record a Lion sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 161 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lion in Moremi Game Reserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Lion in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.