Bedstraw Smut vs Cheeta

Melanotaenium endogenum compared with Acinonyx jubatus

Key Differences

Bedstraw Smut is Not Evaluated while Cheeta is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bedstraw Smut	Cheeta
Kingdom	Fungi (फफूंद)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)	Carnivora (मांसाहारी गण)
Family	Melanotaeniaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Melanotaenium	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)
Species	Melanotaenium endogenum	Acinonyx jubatus

Conservation Status

Bedstraw Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Cheeta

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~6.7K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bedstraw Smut	Cheeta
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	12 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	50.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bedstraw Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Cheeta

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.

Bedstraw Smut

The Bedstraw Smut (Melanotaenium endogenum) is a species in the genus Melanotaenium. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Melanotaenium endogenum.

Cheeta

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.