Cheetah vs

Acinonyx jubatus compared with Cylindrotheca closterium

Key Differences

• Cheetah is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheetah
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Chromista (クロミスタ)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Ochrophyta (オクロ植物)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Bacillariophyceae (クサリケイソウ綱)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)	Cylindrotheca
Species	Acinonyx jubatus	Cylindrotheca closterium

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 Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Oman, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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。

Cylindrotheca closteriumは、世界中の沿岸堆積物、潮間帯泥干潟、底生生物膜に一般的な細長い針状の海洋・汽水珪藻類である。紡錘形のシリカ殻は両端が細い先端に向かって細くなる。この種は河口や浅い沿岸生態系における重要な一次生産者であり、堆積物表面に密なマットを形成することがある。