Lion

 

Linnaean Classification: Eukarya, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae, Panthera leo

 

Regulator because lions are warm-blooded and can use energy to regulate internal body conditions.

 

Neither because lions do not migrate themselves, though they may move to follow herds of animals they may eat that are migrating. Lions do not hibernate either.

 

Generalist because lions have a wide variety of prey including wildebeests, zebras, buffaloes, young elephants, rhinos, hippos and giraffes, any of which can provide several meals for the pride. Mice, lizards, tortoises, warthogs, antelopes and even crocodiles also form part of a lion's diet. Because they often take over kills made by hyenas, cheetahs and leopards, scavenged food provides more than 50 percent of their diets in areas like the Serengeti plains. Lions are also found in savannas, grasslands, dense bush, and woodlands.

 

Consumer because lions obtain their energy by feeding off of other organisms.

 

Carnivore because lions have a diet of eating only other organisms which many include: wildebeests, zebras, buffaloes, young elephants, rhinos, hippos and giraffes, any of which can provide several meals for the pride, as well as mice, lizards, tortoises, warthogs, antelopes and even crocodiles. 

 

Niche: Lions will prey on large hoofed animals, such as gazelles, impalas, zebras, and wildebeest. They will also scavenge and eat smaller prey, if necessary. Hunting often occurs in groups. Lions live in Africa and Northwest India and live in grasslands and savannahs.