Cheetah vs เหยี่ยวเพเรกริน

Acinonyx jubatus compared with Falco peregrinus

Key Differences

• Cheetah is Vulnerable while เหยี่ยวเพเรกริน is Least Concern.
• Cheetah is 50.0x heavier than เหยี่ยวเพเรกริน.
• เหยี่ยวเพเรกริน lives longer (15 years vs 12 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheetah	เหยี่ยวเพเรกริน
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Aves (นก)
Order	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)	Falconiformes (อันดับเหยี่ยวปีกแหลม)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Falconidae
Genus	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)	Falco
Species	Acinonyx jubatus	Falco peregrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cheetah and เหยี่ยวเพเรกริน share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Cheetah

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~6.7K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

เหยี่ยวเพเรกริน

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~140.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cheetah	เหยี่ยวเพเรกริน
Diet	Carnivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	12 years	15 years
Average Length	1.5 m	48 cm
Average Weight	50.0 kg	1.0 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.

เหยี่ยวเพเรกริน

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Cheetah

The fastest land animal on Earth, reaching speeds of 112 km/h over short distances across African and Iranian grasslands. Slender build with a deep chest, long legs, and distinctive black tear-stripe markings. Unlike other big cats, cheetahs vocalize with chirps and purrs. Vulnerable, with only ~7,000 remaining due to habitat fragmentation and competition with larger predators.

เหยี่ยวเพเรกริน

The fastest animal on the planet, peregrine falcons achieve aerial dive speeds exceeding 320 km/h when stooping on prey, stunning or killing birds in flight with a blow from their feet. Found on every continent except Antarctica in diverse habitats from Arctic tundra to tropical rainforest. Nearly extinct in North America and Europe from DDT poisoning in the 1960s–70s, peregrines recovered dramatically following pesticide bans and successful urban nesting programs.