Cheetah vs

Acinonyx jubatus compared with Desulfurococcus mucosus

Key Differences

  • Cheetah is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cheetah
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Archaea (Archaea)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Thermoproteota (Thermoproteota)
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Thermoproteia
Order Carnivora (ネコ目) Sulfolobales (スルフォロブス目)
Family Felidae (Cats) Desulfurococcaceae
Genus Acinonyx (Cheetahs) Desulfurococcus
Species Acinonyx jubatus Desulfurococcus mucosus

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.

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。

Desulfurococcus mucosusは、Desulfurococcaceae科に属する超好熱性古細菌で、80℃以上の温泉や熱水噴出孔などの高温無酸素環境で繁殖する。代謝において硫黄を電子受容体として還元する絶対嫌気性生物である。細胞表面は種名の由来となった粘液状のS層で覆われている。

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