vs Cheetah

Arcyria incarnata compared with Acinonyx jubatus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Cheetah is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Cheetah
Kingdom	Protozoa (原生動物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Myxomycetes (黏菌纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Trichiales (团毛菌目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Arcyriaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Arcyria	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)
Species	Arcyria incarnata	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 and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Arcyria incarnata是一种色彩鲜艳的黏菌（变形菌），在森林栖息地的腐朽木材和植物残渣上形成密集的粉红至肉色圆柱形孢子囊丛。在营养阶段以可运动的变形体形式存在，以细菌、真菌和有机颗粒为食。该种在全球湿润荫蔽且枯木丰富的林地环境中广泛分布。

Cheetah

猎豹是地球上奔跑最快的陆地动物，在非洲和伊朗草原上短距离冲刺速度可达112千米/小时。体型纤细，胸深腿长，具有标志性的黑色泪纹。与其他大型猫科动物不同，猎豹以吱鸣声和咕噜声交流。由于栖息地碎片化和与更大型捕食者的竞争，猎豹被列为易危，野外仅剩约7,000只。