vs Cheetah

Calicium adspersum compared with Acinonyx jubatus

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 Caliciales (Caliciales) Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family Caliciaceae Felidae (Cats)
Genus Calicium Acinonyx (Cheetahs)
Species Calicium adspersum Acinonyx jubatus

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

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 and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Calicium adspersum はCaliciaceae科のピン地衣類で、危急(VU)と評価されています。古木の樹皮の乾燥した日当たりの良い部分に生育し、特に人為攪乱のない古い林地環境に見られます。マザエジウムと呼ばれる胞子の粉末塊を含む有柄子嚢盤を形成し、古木の消失によって脅かされています。

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。

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