Cheetah vs Delta maidenhair fern

Acinonyx jubatus compared with Adiantum raddianum

Key Differences

Cheetah is Vulnerable while Delta maidenhair fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheetah	Delta maidenhair fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Pteridaceae
Genus	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)	Adiantum
Species	Acinonyx jubatus	Adiantum raddianum

Conservation Status

Cheetah

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~6.7K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Delta maidenhair fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cheetah	Delta maidenhair fern
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	12 years	—
Average Length	1.5 m	—
Average Weight	50.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Delta maidenhair fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Trinidad and Tobago, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.