Species Acinonyx jubatus (Schreber, 1775) (Cheetah)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Carnivora
  • ---- family: Felidae
  • ----- species: Acinonyx jubatus
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
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
Links:
References:Cillié 1997: 114
Source: wikimedia
Date: 2006-06-09
Place: Zoo Rostock, Germany
Creator: Marcus T. Jaschen
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
Source: wikimedia
Date: 2010-04-24
Place: Ree Park - Ebeltoft Safari, Denmark
Creator: Malene Thyssen
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
Source: wikimedia
Date: 2002
Place: Okavango, Botswana
Creator: Paul Maritz
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