Cheetahs

Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus / Cheetah

Cheetah

Habitat: Open grasslands
Continent: Africa
Food: Gazelles and other small antelopes
Gestation/breeding period: 92 days
Mode of life: Solitary
Class: Mammals
Order: Carnivora

Key facts

~ 85 cm
size

40 - 50 kg
weight

~ 20 years
age

How endangered are Cheetahs?

by IUCN (Red List of Threatened Species)

Not evaluated
Data deficient
Least concern
Near threatened
Vulnerable Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct in the wild
Extinct

Did you know?

The females are solitary. Males form associations with brothers from their litter, with whom they live in groups of two or three.

Cheetahs