Chabert’s Gagea vs Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد)

Gagea chabertii compared with Acinonyx jubatus

Key Differences

Chabert’s Gagea is Data Deficient while Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد) is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chabert’s Gagea	Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد)
Kingdom	Plantae (نباتات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Liliales (زنبقيات)	Carnivora (لواحم)
Family	Liliaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Gagea	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)
Species	Gagea chabertii	Acinonyx jubatus

Conservation Status

Chabert’s Gagea

DD — Data Deficient

Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد)

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~6.7K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chabert’s Gagea	Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد)
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	12 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	50.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chabert’s Gagea

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.

Chabert’s Gagea

The Chabert’S Gagea (Gagea chabertii) is a species in the genus Gagea. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.

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.