vs Cheetah

Carbonicola myrmecina 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	Lecanoromycetes (茶漬綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Lecanorales (茶漬目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Carbonicolaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Carbonicola	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)
Species	Carbonicola myrmecina	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, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.

Carbonicola myrmecina是一种被评估为易危（VU）的壳状地衣，反映了其有限的分布地点和对稳定未受干扰生境的依赖。生长于裸露的硅质岩石，对土地利用变化和微气候变动敏感。其易危状态强调了保护岩石生地衣群落生境的重要性。