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| Cheetah Temporal range: Pleistocene–Holocene, 1.9 mya–present
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| Female Southern African cheetah KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | |
| Acoustic repertoire of cheetahs | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | Felinae |
| Genus: | Acinonyx |
| Species: | A. jubatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Acinonyx jubatus (Schreber, 1775)
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| The range of the cheetah
Former range
Low density
Medium density
High density
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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.
- ↑ 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) - ↑ "The Fastest Animals on Earth | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ↑ "Cheetah guide: how fast can they run and other species facts". www.discoverwildlife.com. Retrieved 2024-08-25.