Cheetah vs 游隼

Acinonyx jubatus compared with Falco peregrinus

Key Differences

• Cheetah is Vulnerable while 游隼 is Least Concern.
• Cheetah is 50.0x heavier than 游隼.
• 游隼 lives longer (15 years vs 12 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheetah	游隼
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Aves (鳥綱)
Order	Carnivora (食肉目)	Falconiformes (隼形目)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Falconidae
Genus	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)	Falco
Species	Acinonyx jubatus	Falco peregrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cheetah and 游隼 share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索动物门)

Conservation Status

Cheetah

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~6.7K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

游隼

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~140.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cheetah	游隼
Diet	Carnivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	12 years	15 years
Average Length	1.5 m	48 cm
Average Weight	50.0 kg	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic 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.

游隼

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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。

游隼

游隼是地球上速度最快的动物，俯冲捕食时的飞行速度可超过320公里/小时，能在飞行中用脚击晕或击毙猎物。它分布于除南极洲以外的每一块大陆，栖息环境多样，从北极冻原到热带雨林无不涵盖。20世纪60至70年代，北美和欧洲的游隼因DDT污染几近灭绝，但禁用农药和城市繁殖项目的推行使其种群得以显著恢复。