Australian treefern vs Cheetah

Dicksonia antarctica compared with Acinonyx jubatus

Key Differences

Australian treefern is Not Evaluated while Cheetah is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian treefern	Cheetah
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)	Carnivora (etçiller)
Family	Dicksoniaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Dicksonia	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)
Species	Dicksonia antarctica	Acinonyx jubatus

Conservation Status

Australian treefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Cheetah

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~6.7K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian treefern	Cheetah
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	12 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	50.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian treefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Portugal, and United Kingdom.

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.

Australian treefern

The Australian treefern (Dicksonia antarctica) is a species in the genus Dicksonia. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Dicksonia antarctica contributes to the biodiversity of its native ecosystems.

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.