| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Family | Felidae |
| Genus | Acinonyx (6) |
| Size |
Tail length: 66 - 84cm (2) Male weight: 43 kg (3) Female weight: 38 kg (3) Head-body length: 112 - 135cm (2) |
Classified as Vulnerable (VU C2a(i)) on the IUCN Red List 2004, and listed on Appendix I of CITES (1).Threatened Subspecies: Northwest African cheetah (A. j. hecki) classified as Endangered (EN C2a, D); Asiatic cheetah (A. j. venaticus) classified as Critically Endangered (CR C2a(i), D) on IUCN Red List 2002 (6).