Cheetah vs

Acinonyx jubatus compared with Psammothidium acidoclinatum

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)	Achnanthales (Achnanthales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Achnanthidiaceae
Genus	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)	Psammothidium
Species	Acinonyx jubatus	Psammothidium acidoclinatum

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 Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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。

Psammothidium acidoclinatumは貧栄養湖、湿地、軟水河川の酸性基質に付着して見られる小型の底生淡水珪藻である。珪酸質細胞壁は明らかに非対称で、殻は堆積物粒子への付着を助ける形状をしている。この種は淡水生態学において特に酸性度に関する水質化学の有用な生物指標である。