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. It is the fastest land animal and can run up to 112 kilometers per hour for a short time. Most cheetahs live in the savannas of Africa. There are a few in Asia. 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)