Cheetah vs

Acinonyx jubatus compared with Echinostelium paucifilum

Key Differences

Cheetah is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheetah
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Protozoa (原生動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Myxomycetes (変形菌綱)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Echinosteliales (ハリホコリ目)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Echinosteliaceae
Genus	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)	Echinostelium
Species	Acinonyx jubatus	Echinostelium paucifilum

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, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, 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。

Echinostelium paucifilumはMyxogastria綱の中でも最も小さい部類に属する極めて微細な胞子嚢を形成する小型の変形菌です。世界中の森林の湿った避難場所となる微小生息地で、腐朽した植物材料や樹皮上に生育します。種小名paucifilumは胞子嚢内の少ない糸（毛細管糸）に由来し、この微小生物の特徴的な形質です。