Guépard vs Auricule de Judas

Acinonyx jubatus compared with Ellobium aurisjudae

Key Differences

Guépard is Vulnerable while Auricule de Judas is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guépard	Auricule de Judas
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (mollusques)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Ellobiida (Ellobiida)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Ellobiidae
Genus	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)	Ellobium
Species	Acinonyx jubatus	Ellobium aurisjudae

Evolutionary Relationship

Guépard and Auricule de Judas share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Afficher Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Guépard

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~6.7K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Auricule de Judas

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guépard	Auricule de Judas
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	12 years	—
Average Length	1.5 m	—
Average Weight	50.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Auricule de Judas

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.