vs Cheetah

Biscogniauxia repanda compared with Acinonyx jubatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Cheetah
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Ascomycota (子囊菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Sordariomycetes (粪壳菌纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Xylariales (炭角菌目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Graphostromataceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Biscogniauxia	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)
Species	Biscogniauxia repanda	Acinonyx jubatus

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

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 Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

Biscogniauxia repanda是一种核菌纲真菌，在枯死阔叶树皮上形成扁平、壳状的子座，其中嵌有子囊壳。生长于栎树、栗树及其他阔叶树的枯枝和枯干上，栖息于温带和地中海森林。这种腐生子囊菌分解枯死阔叶木，并在受胁迫或受损树木上定殖。