maracujá-de-cheiro vs Cheetah

Passiflora nitida compared with Acinonyx jubatus

Key Differences

• maracujá-de-cheiro is Not Evaluated while Cheetah is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracujá-de-cheiro	Cheetah
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Passifloraceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Passiflora	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)
Species	Passiflora nitida	Acinonyx jubatus

Conservation Status

maracujá-de-cheiro

NE — Not Evaluated

Cheetah

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~6.7K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracujá-de-cheiro	Cheetah
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	12 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	50.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

maracujá-de-cheiro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.

maracujá-de-cheiro

The Bell-apple (Passiflora nitida) is a species in the genus Passiflora. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Cheetah

A chita (Acinonyx jubatus) é o animal terrestre mais veloz do mundo, capaz de atingir 120 km/h em corridas curtas. Possui corpo esbelto, pernas longas e manchas negras sólidas sobre pelagem dourada. Distribui-se nas savanas africanas e, em pequena população, no Irã. Diferentemente de outros grandes felinos, não ruge. Caça durante o dia, utilizando visão aguçada e velocidade para perseguir presas. Classificada como espécie vulnerável, com menos de 7.000 indivíduos na natureza.