Cheetah  (Acinonyx jubatus)

Authentication

Authenticated (21/03/05) by Peter Jackson, Chairman Emeritus, Cat Specialist Group, World Conservation Union (IUCN).
http://www.catsg.org/sp-accts.htm

Glossary

Subspecies: A population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. UNEP-WCMC database (July, 2002)
    http://www.unep-wcmc.org
  2. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  3. IUCN SSC, Cat Specialist Group (July, 2002)
    http://www.catsg.org
  4. Burnie, D. (2001) Animal. Dorling Kindersley, London.
  5. Animal Diversity Web (July, 2002)
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/acinonyx/a._jubatus$narrative.html
  6. Hilton-Taylor, C. (2002) 2002 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
  7. Lioncrusher's Domain (August, 2002)
    http://www.lioncrusher.com/
  8. Cheetah Conservation Fund (August, 2002)
    http://www.cheetah.org/?html=home
  9. Jackson, P. (2005) Pers. Comm.