Cheetah vs

Acinonyx jubatus compared with Clastidium setigerum

Key Differences

• Cheetah is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheetah
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Cyanobacteria (藍藻)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Chamaesiphonaceae
Genus	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)	Clastidium
Species	Acinonyx jubatus	Clastidium setigerum

Conservation Status

Cheetah

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~6.7K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cheetah
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	12 years	—
Average Length	1.5 m	—
Average Weight	50.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic 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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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。

Clastidium serigerumは、Clastidiaceae科に属する糸状シアノバクテリアで、基部付着細胞により基質に固定された先細りの糸状体を生産することが特徴です。淡水または海洋環境の藻類、無脊椎動物、岩石基質上に生育します。長い無色の毛で終わる単一の毛状糸状体がこの属の顕著な形態学的特徴です。