banana water-lily vs Cheetah

Nymphaea mexicana compared with Acinonyx jubatus

Key Differences

banana water-lily is Not Evaluated while Cheetah is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	banana water-lily	Cheetah
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Nymphaeales (Nymphaeales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Nymphaeaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Nymphaea	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)
Species	Nymphaea mexicana	Acinonyx jubatus

Conservation Status

banana water-lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Cheetah

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~6.7K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	banana water-lily	Cheetah
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	12 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	50.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

banana water-lily

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Ghana, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Spain), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Cheetah

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.

banana water-lily

The Banana water-lily (Nymphaea mexicana) is a species in the genus Nymphaea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Africa (Ghana, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Spain), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Cheetah

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.