Cheetah vs

Acinonyx jubatus compared with Haloterrigena thermotolerans

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)	Halobacteriota (Halobacteriota)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Halobacteria (高度好塩菌)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Halobacteriales (Halobacteriales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Natrialbaceae
Genus	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)	Haloterrigena
Species	Acinonyx jubatus	Haloterrigena thermotolerans

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。

Haloterrigena thermotolerans は、高い塩濃度と高温の両方で成長できる超好塩性・耐熱性古細菌です。塩の結晶、塩類湧水、熱的影響を受けた超塩分生息地を含む塩分が多く温暖な陸上環境に生息します。この好気性の化学従属栄養生物は、高塩分と熱という二重のストレスに適応しています。