vs Cheetah

Bacillus thuringiensis 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	Firmicutes (厚壁菌門)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Bacilli (芽孢桿菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Bacillales (芽孢杆菌目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Bacillaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Bacillus	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)
Species	Bacillus thuringiensis	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, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and 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.

苏云金杆菌（Bacillus thuringiensis）是一种革兰氏阳性土壤细菌，能产生对多种昆虫具有高度毒性的晶体蛋白。该物种在生物防治领域具有极其重要的价值，其毒素基因已被广泛应用于转基因抗虫作物的研发中。