Species Classification: ‭ ‬Panthera.

Panthera spelaea (Cave Lion): Research Database Felidae (Mammalia) · Pleistocene (~400,000–13,000 years ago) · Eurasia — Europe, Asia   Research Note: Panthera spelaea, commonly known as the cave lion, was one of the most widespread predators of the Late Pleistocene Eurasian megafauna. Weighing up to 320 kg and larger than modern African lions, it ranged … Read more

Classification confusion        Today the American lion is usually treated as a sub species of the African lion‭ (‬Panthera leo‭) ‬which is why it is more commonly credited as Panthera leo atrox.‭ ‬ However there are a large number of researchers who consider the American lion to be different enough from the African lion to give it … Read more