Pic à dos brun vs Guépard

Dendropicos obsoletus compared with Acinonyx jubatus

Key Differences

• Pic à dos brun is Least Concern while Guépard is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pic à dos brun	Guépard
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Picidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Dendropicos	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)
Species	Dendropicos obsoletus	Acinonyx jubatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Pic à dos brun and Guépard share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Pic à dos brun

LC — Least Concern

Guépard

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~6.7K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pic à dos brun	Guépard
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	12 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	50.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pic à dos brun

Habitat

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

Guépard

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.

Pic à dos brun

The Brown-Backed Woodpecker (Dendropicos obsoletus) is a species in the genus Dendropicos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Guépard

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.