vs Cheetah

Biddulphia rhombus compared with Acinonyx jubatus

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Cheetah is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Cheetah
Kingdom	Chromista (クロミスタ)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (オクロ植物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (クサリケイソウ綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Biddulphiales (Biddulphiales)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Biddulphiaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Biddulphia	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)
Species	Biddulphia rhombus	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 Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Biddulphia rhombusは、角状の突起を持つ明確な双極性、菱形ないし広披針形の殻形態を持つ中心目の海産珪藻類です。全世界の温帯から温暖な海の沿岸浮遊性・底生環境に生息します。この光合成珪藻類は沿岸近海の海洋一次生産に貢献しています。

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。