Cheetah

Cheetah Temporal range: Pleistocene–Holocene, 1.9 mya–present
Female Southern African cheetah KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Acoustic repertoire of cheetahs
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

A cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is a medium large cat which lives in Africa and Asia. It is the fastest land animal and can run up to 75 miles (121 km) per hour, and accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in less than 3 seconds.^[2][3] Most cheetahs live in the savannas of Africa. There are a few in Iran. Cheetahs are active during the day, and hunt in the early morning or late evening.

1. ↑ Durant, S.; Mitchell, N.; Ipavec, A.; Groom, R. (2015). "Acinonyx jubatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015. IUCN: e.T219A50649567. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T219A50649567.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. ↑ "The Fastest Animals on Earth | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
3. ↑ "Cheetah guide: how fast can they run and other species facts". www.discoverwildlife.com. Retrieved 2024-08-25.