vs Cheetah

Altererythrobacter epoxidivorans compared with Acinonyx jubatus

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Cheetah is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Cheetah
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (變形菌門)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (α-变形菌纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Sphingomonadales (鞘脂单胞菌目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Erythrobacteraceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Altererythrobacter	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)
Species	Altererythrobacter epoxidivorans	Acinonyx jubatus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Cheetah

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~6.7K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

环氧异赤杆菌（Altererythrobacter epoxidivorans）是黄单胞菌目中的一种革兰氏阴性好氧细菌，能够降解环氧化物类化合物，具有潜在的环境生物修复应用价值。该物种从海洋环境中分离，含有类胡萝卜素色素，使菌落呈现橙红色。异赤杆菌属在海洋有机物循环中扮演重要角色。