Guépard vs Cordulégastre Maculé

Acinonyx jubatus compared with Cordulegaster maculata

Key Differences

• Guépard is Vulnerable while Cordulégastre Maculé is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guépard	Cordulégastre Maculé
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Cordulegastridae
Genus	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)	Cordulegaster
Species	Acinonyx jubatus	Cordulegaster maculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Guépard and Cordulégastre Maculé share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Guépard

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~6.7K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Cordulégastre Maculé

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guépard	Cordulégastre Maculé
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.

Cordulégastre Maculé

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.