vs Cheetah

Athallia cerinelloides compared with Acinonyx jubatus

Key Differences

  • is Data Deficient 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 Lecanoromycetes (チャシブゴケ菌綱) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Teloschistales (Teloschistales) Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family Teloschistaceae Felidae (Cats)
Genus Athallia Acinonyx (Cheetahs)
Species Athallia cerinelloides Acinonyx jubatus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

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.

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.

アタリア・セリネロイデス(Athallia cerinelloides)は橙黄〜蝋状の葉状体に赤橙色の子嚢盤を形成する痂状地衣類で、鳥類のねぐらや糞によって富栄養化した樹皮・壁・岩面に生育する。ヨーロッパの温帯・地中海地域に分布し、窒素富化した環境を好む窒素指示性地衣類として知られる。鳥のコロニーや農場周辺など栄養過多な基質での生育が特徴的である。

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。

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