Cheetahs

Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus / Cheetah

Gepard
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
  • Gepard
    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.

Geparden

Cheetah on the zoo tour

Zoo tour map