They both hunt but it's the lioness that hunts as far as lions go. House cats are all hunters both male and female. House cats don't have the same social structure as lions do. Lions have an alpha male who watches over the pride. housecats don't follow the patriarchal system Believe and rate of work will decide will make the difference between the cat and the lion although they belong to the family the only thing that differs is the style of living one were as live in the comfort zone and gets her food while on the other side lion works hard to get his/her food.