Cheetah
Female Southern African cheetah KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Acoustic repertoire of cheetahs
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Unrecognized taxon (fix):	Acinonychini
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

Cheetah in action

A group of cheetahs in South Africa

The face of a cheetah

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.