vs Cheetah

Arthonia calcarea compared with Acinonyx jubatus

Key Differences

is Near Threatened while Cheetah is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Cheetah
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Arthoniomycetes (ホシゴケ菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Arthoniaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Arthonia	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)
Species	Arthonia calcarea	Acinonyx jubatus

Conservation Status

NT — Near Threatened

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

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

アルトニア・カルカレア（Arthonia calcarea）は石灰岩・石灰質岩面・古いモルタルに着生する痂状地衣類で、薄い白〜灰色の葉状体に小型の暗色子嚢盤を形成する。IUCNレッドリストでは準絶滅危惧（NT）に分類されており、生育地の攪乱・大気汚染・石灰質石造物の除去により減少傾向にある。安定した石灰質基質と清浄な大気を必要とする生態学的に要求の高い種である。

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。