About the Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

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HOME > Study and Learn > Species List

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

Cheetah Slideshow

Cat Name

Cheetah

Hunting Leopard

Where They Live

Range Map (IUCN)

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

Former/Disputed Classifications

Subfamily Acinonychinae

Eastern Africa Cheetah
- Acinonyx jubatus velox
- Acinonyx jubatus raineyi

Updated July 2009

References: IUCN Red List and the Integrated Taxonomic Information System