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MammalMAP:   40560
Province:   Central Province
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1525DD
Observer:   Chandana Fernando
Date of record:   2022-05-07
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Lion with ticks
Last updated:   2022-08-10 09:52:58
Sp. code:   193680
Species name:   Panthera leo
Common name:   Lion -- Lion
Family:   Felidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:  
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-40560
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 40560 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   The family Felidae hosts up to thirteen different species of ticks, according to a 2010 study.
Date:   2022-08-10 09:52:58
Species name:   Panthera leo -- Lion; Lion
Species code:   193680

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