vs Cheetah

Ceratoneis closterium compared with Acinonyx jubatus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Cheetah is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Cheetah
Kingdom	Chromista (色藻界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (淡色藻门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (硅藻纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Bacillariales (硅藻目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Bacillariaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cylindrotheca	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)
Species	Ceratoneis closterium	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 China, Denmark, and Norway.

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.

Ceratoneis closterium是一种纤细的新月形海洋和半咸水硅藻，具有精细锥形弯曲的细胞末端。它栖息于全球温带至热带海域沿海海洋和河口浮游环境中。这种光合硅藻是浮游植物群落的重要组成部分，也是沿海水域浮游动物的食物来源。

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。