قِرش فظّ زِعنفة قِلع vs Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد)

Oxynotus paradoxus compared with Acinonyx jubatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	قِرش فظّ زِعنفة قِلع	Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد)
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Squaliformes (قرشيات)	Carnivora (لواحم)
Family	Oxynotidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Oxynotus	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)
Species	Oxynotus paradoxus	Acinonyx jubatus

Evolutionary Relationship

قِرش فظّ زِعنفة قِلع and Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد) share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (حبليات)

Conservation Status

قِرش فظّ زِعنفة قِلع

VU — Vulnerable

Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد)

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~6.7K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	قِرش فظّ زِعنفة قِلع	Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد)
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	12 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	50.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

قِرش فظّ زِعنفة قِلع

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد)

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Botswana, Iran, Kenya, Namibia, and Tanzania. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

قِرش فظّ زِعنفة قِلع

The Angular rough shark (Oxynotus paradoxus) is a species in the genus Oxynotus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد)

The fastest land animal on Earth, reaching speeds of 112 km/h over short distances across African and Iranian grasslands. Slender build with a deep chest, long legs, and distinctive black tear-stripe markings. Unlike other big cats, cheetahs vocalize with chirps and purrs. Vulnerable, with only ~7,000 remaining due to habitat fragmentation and competition with larger predators.