Pito Negro vs Chita

Dryocopus martius compared with Acinonyx jubatus

Key Differences

• Pito Negro is Near Threatened while Chita is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pito Negro	Chita
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Picidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Dryocopus	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)
Species	Dryocopus martius	Acinonyx jubatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Pito Negro and Chita share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Pito Negro

NT — Near Threatened

Chita

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~6.7K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pito Negro	Chita
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	12 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	50.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pito Negro

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Chita

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.

Pito Negro

Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) está clasificado como Casi Amenazado (NT) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Está próxima a calificar como amenazada, con poblaciones que podrían volverse vulnerables sin medidas de conservación.

Chita

El guepardo es el animal terrestre más rápido de la Tierra, alcanzando velocidades de 112 km/h en distancias cortas en las praderas de África e Irán. Complexión esbelta con un pecho profundo, patas largas y distintivas marcas negras en forma de lágrima. A diferencia de otros grandes felinos, los guepardos vocalizan con chirridos y ronroneos. Vulnerable, con solo ~7.000 individuos restantes debido a la fragmentación del hábitat y la competencia con depredadores más grandes.