vs Cheetah

Achroonema lentum compared with Acinonyx jubatus

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Cheetah is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Cheetah
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Bacteroidota (バクテロイデス門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Bacteroidia (バクテロイデス綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Sphingobacteriales (スフィンゴバクテリウム目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Pelonemataceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Achroonema	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)
Species	Achroonema lentum	Acinonyx jubatus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Cheetah

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~6.7K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Cheetah
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	12 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	50.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Cheetah

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.

Achroonema lentumは淡水生息地において緩慢に増殖する無色の糸状体を形成する、粘液細菌あるいは藻類様微生物である。冷涼で栄養の乏しい清水渓流や湧水に生息する。溶存および粒状有機物を分解し、代謝速度は低い。

Cheetah

地球上で最も速い陸上動物で、アフリカとイランの草原において短距離走で時速112kmに達する。深い胸部、長い脚、独特の黒い涙縞模様を持つ細身の体型が特徴だ。他の大型ネコ科動物とは異なり、チーターはチャープ音やパー音で鳴く。生息地の分断と大型捕食者との競争により、残存個体数は約7,000頭のみとなっており、危急種に分類されている。