Biological classification: |
- kingdom: Animalia
- - phylum: Chordata
- -- class: Mammalia
- --- order: Carnivora
- ---- family: Felidae
- ----- species: Acinonyx jubatus
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Characteristics: | carnivore; height: 70-90 cm, the Cheetah is a large cat with long legs and a small head; the coat is yellowish-white with black spots; the ears are small and round; the Cheetah is the fastest land animal reaching speeds of more than 100 km/h; it can be distinguished from the Leopard by its longer legs and the characteristic tear marks extending from the eyes to the mouth; |
Countries: |
- BW
- Botswana
- MZ
- Mozambique
- NA
- Namibia
- ZA
- South Africa
- ZW
- Zimbabwe
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Ecoregions: |
- AT0702
- Angolan Mopane woodlands
- AT0709
- Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands
- AT0719
- Southern Miombo woodlands
- AT0725
- Zambezian and Mopane woodlands
- AT0726
- Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands
- AT0907
- Zambezian flooded grasslands
- AT0908
- Zambezian halophytics
- AT1006
- Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic
- AT1309
- Kalahari xeric savanna
- AT1316
- Namibian savanna woodlands
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References: | Cillié 1997: 114 |