Scribd
Upload
61 views

Cheetah: Jump To Navigationjump To Search

The cheetah is the fastest land animal and is native to Africa and Iran. It has a slender body, deep chest, spotted coat, and long legs. Cheetahs are classified as vulnerable by the IUCN as their population declined in the 20th century due to habitat loss and conflicts with humans. Currently there are approximately 7,100 cheetahs remaining in the wild. Several African countries are taking steps to improve cheetah conservation.

Uploaded by

seven
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
61 views

Cheetah: Jump To Navigationjump To Search

The cheetah is the fastest land animal and is native to Africa and Iran. It has a slender body, deep chest, spotted coat, and long legs. Cheetahs are classified as vulnerable by the IUCN as their population declined in the 20th century due to habitat loss and conflicts with humans. Currently there are approximately 7,100 cheetahs remaining in the wild. Several African countries are taking steps to improve cheetah conservation.

Uploaded by

seven
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 3

Cheetah

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Jump to navigationJump to search
This article is about the animal. For other uses, see Cheetah (disambiguation).

Cheetah

Temporal range: Pleistocene–

Holocene, 1.9–0 Ma

PreЄ

Pg

N
↓

Female cheetah in KwaZulu Natal, South


Africa

MENU

0:00

Acoustic repertoire of cheetahs

Conservation status

Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Carnivora

Suborder: Feliformia

Family: Felidae

Subfamily: Felinae

Genus: Acinonyx

Species: A. jubatus

Binomial name

Acinonyx jubatus
(Schreber, 1775)

Subspecies

 A. j. jubatus (Schreber, 1775)


 A. j. venaticus (Griffith, 1821)
 A. j. soemmeringii (Fitzinger, 1855)
 A. j. hecki (Hilzheimer, 1913)
The range of the cheetah

Former range Low density Medium

density High density

The cheetah (/ˈtʃiːtə/; Acinonyx jubatus) is a large cat of the subfamily Felinae that occurs
in Southern, North and East Africa, and a few localities in Iran. The species is IUCN Red
Listed as vulnerable, as it suffered a substantial decline in its historic range in the 20th century due
to habitat loss, poaching, illegal pet trade, and conflict with humans. By 2016, the global cheetah
population has been estimated at approximately 7,100 individuals in the wild. Several African
countries have taken steps to improve cheetah conservation measures.[1]
It is the fastest land animal. The only extant member of the genus Acinonyx, the cheetah was
formally described by Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber in 1775. The cheetah is characterised
by a slender body, deep chest, spotted coat, small rounded head, black tear-like streaks on the face,
long thin legs and long spotted tail. Its lightly built, slender form is in sharp contrast with the robust
build of the big cats, making it more similar to the cougar. The cheetah reaches 70 to 90 cm (28 to
35 in) at the shoulder, and weighs 21–72 kg (46–159 lb). Although taller than the leopard, it is
notably smaller than the lion. Typically yellowish tan or rufous to greyish white, the coat is uniformly
covered with nearly 2,000 solid black spots.

You might also like

pFad - Phonifier reborn

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


Alternative Proxies:

Alternative Proxy

pFad Proxy

pFad v3 Proxy

pFad v4 Proxy