Cheetah vs

Acinonyx jubatus compared with Kurthia huakuii

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)	Firmicutes (フィルミクテス門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Bacilli (バシラス綱)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Bacillales_A
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Planococcaceae
Genus	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)	Kurthia
Species	Acinonyx jubatus	Kurthia huakuii

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, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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。

Kurthia huakuii はPlanococcaceae科に属するグラム陽性桿菌で、中国の環境サンプルから初めて特性化された。属の他のメンバーと同様に好気性・非芽胞形成性で、成長の特定段階では周毛性鞭毛で運動できる。Kurthia属のメンバーは土壌、腐敗有機物、動物性食品に見られる腐生菌である。