The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is a large cat native to Africa and central Iran. It is the fastest land animal, estimated to be capable of running at 80 to 128 km/h (50 to 80 mph) with the fastest reliably recorded speeds being 93 and 98 km/h (58...
The Asiatic cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus) is a critically endangered cheetah subspecies currently only surviving in Iran. It once occurred from the Arabian Peninsula and the Near East to the Caspian region, Transcaucasus, Kyzylkum Desert, and...
The Northwest African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus hecki)is a cheetah subspecies native to the Sahara and the Sahel. It was described by German zoologist Max Hilzheimer in 1913 under the scientific name Acinonyx hecki.
The Southeast African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus) is the nominate cheetah subspecies. It was first described by German naturalist Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber in his book Die Säugethiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit...
The Northeast African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus soemmeringii) is a cheetah subspecies. It was first described under the scientific name Cynailurus soemmeringii by the Austrian zoologist Leopold Fitzinger in 1855 on the basis of a specimen from...
