Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager vs Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد)

Habia atrimaxillaris compared with Acinonyx jubatus

Key Differences

• Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager is Near Threatened while Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد) is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager	Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد)
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Aves (طيور)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Passeriformes (جواثم)	Carnivora (لواحم)
Family	Cardinalidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Habia	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)
Species	Habia atrimaxillaris	Acinonyx jubatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager and Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد) share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (حبليات)

Conservation Status

Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager

NT — Near Threatened

Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد)

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~6.7K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager	Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد)
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	12 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	50.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager

The Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager (Habia atrimaxillaris) is a species in the genus Habia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.