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Cat Name
Cheetah
Hunting Leopard
Where They Live
Endangered Status
Vulnerable
Population Decreasing
Closest Relatives
Jaguarundi
Puma
Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Acinonyx
Species: Acinonyx jubatus
Subspecies
Asiatic Cheetah
Iranian Cheetah
- Acinonyx jubatus venaticus
Saharan Cheetah
Northwest African Cheetah
- Acinonyx jubatus hecki
Northeastern Africa Cheetah
- Acinonyx jubatus soemmerringi
Eastern Africa Cheetah
- Acinonyx jubatus fearsoni
Southern Africa Cheetah
- Acinonyx jubatus jubatus
Iranian Cheetah
- Acinonyx jubatus venaticus
Saharan Cheetah
Northwest African Cheetah
- Acinonyx jubatus hecki
Northeastern Africa Cheetah
- Acinonyx jubatus soemmerringi
Eastern Africa Cheetah
- Acinonyx jubatus fearsoni
Southern Africa Cheetah
- Acinonyx jubatus jubatus
Former/Disputed Classifications
Subfamily Acinonychinae
Eastern Africa Cheetah
- Acinonyx jubatus velox
- Acinonyx jubatus raineyi
Eastern Africa Cheetah
- Acinonyx jubatus velox
- Acinonyx jubatus raineyi
Updated July 2009
References: IUCN Red List and the Integrated Taxonomic Information System