vs Cheetah

Athelia epiphylla compared with Acinonyx jubatus

Key Differences

  • is Least Concern while Cheetah is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cheetah
Kingdom Fungi (菌界) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Basidiomycota (担子菌門) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Atheliales (アテリア目) Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family Atheliaceae Felidae (Cats)
Genus Athelia Acinonyx (Cheetahs)
Species Athelia epiphylla Acinonyx jubatus

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

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

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.

アテリア・エピフィラ(Athelia epiphylla)はアテリア科のコルチコイド菌類で、IUCNレッドリストでは軽度懸念(LC)に分類されている。落ち葉・リター・苔の上に薄い白色の蜘蛛の巣状の子実体を形成し、湿潤な林内環境に生育する腐生性分解者として、温帯林に広く分布する。落葉・有機物の分解を通じて森林の物質循環に貢献する重要な菌類である。

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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