---
title: "Southern Lion"
description: "Panthera leo melanochaita — Mammals. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/southern-lion
last_updated: 2026-10-01
---

# Southern Lion

> Panthera leo melanochaita — Mammals. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Panthera leo melanochaita*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 17897
- iNaturalist taxon: [557401](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/557401)

## Names

- en: Southern Lion
- de: Kaplöwe
- es: León de sur
- fr: Lion du Sud
- it: Leone meridionale
- nl: Kaapse leeuw
- pt: Leão-sul-africano
- pl: lew przylądkowy

## Photo

![Southern Lion](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-lion/medium.jpg?v=dcefb450)

Photo: Dave Brown · CC0 · iNaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/95286309

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-lion?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).