vs Cheetah

Ceratium gravidum 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	Myzozoa (ミゾゾア門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Dinophyceae (渦鞭毛藻)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Gonyaulacales (Gonyaulacales)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Ceratiaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Ceratium	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)
Species	Ceratium gravidum	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 Norway, 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.

Ceratium gravidumは、独特で強固な突出した角と厚く石灰化した細胞壁を持つ大型の有殻海産渦鞭毛藻類だ。世界中の暖かい熱帯および亜熱帯沿岸海域に生息する。主に光合成を行うこの原生生物は、熱帯海洋植物プランクトン群集に寄与し、暖かく成層化した水域でブルームを形成することがある。

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。