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genus

Acinonyx

Acinonyx is a genus in the family Felidae. This database currently files 1 species under it, 1 of them threatened, recorded across 39 countries.

Species filed
1
Threatened
1
Countries recorded
39
With a free photo
100%
Weight range
37.6 kg

Best-known members of Acinonyx

Ranked by popularity score.

VU, Vulnerable
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

Felidae

How threatened is Acinonyx?

1 of 1 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
VUVulnerable1100%

Where is Acinonyx recorded?

Species on file in this genus with sighting records in each country. Recorded sightings, not natural ranges.

Tanzania: 1 speciesUnited States of America: 1 speciesDem. Rep. Congo: 1 speciesSomalia: 1 speciesKenya: 1 speciesSudan: 1 speciesChad: 1 speciesSouth Africa: 1 speciesFrance: 1 speciesZimbabwe: 1 speciesBotswana: 1 speciesNamibia: 1 speciesSenegal: 1 speciesBenin: 1 speciesNiger: 1 speciesNigeria: 1 speciesCameroon: 1 speciesTogo: 1 speciesSierra Leone: 1 speciesZambia: 1 speciesMalawi: 1 speciesMozambique: 1 speciesAngola: 1 speciesAlgeria: 1 speciesIraq: 1 speciesIndia: 1 speciesIran: 1 speciesAustria: 1 speciesGermany: 1 speciesSwitzerland: 1 speciesNetherlands: 1 speciesAustralia: 1 speciesDenmark: 1 speciesUnited Kingdom: 1 speciesMorocco: 1 speciesEgypt: 1 speciesLibya: 1 speciesEthiopia: 1 speciesUganda: 1 species
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. South Africa1
  2. Kenya1
  3. Tanzania1
  4. Benin1
  5. United States1
  6. Namibia1
  7. Germany1
  8. Iran1
  9. Botswana1
  10. Angola1
  11. Somalia1
  12. Zambia1
  13. Australia1
  14. Zimbabwe1
  15. Denmark1
  16. India1
  17. Sudan1
  18. Uganda1
  19. Ethiopia1
  20. Nigeria1

All species in Acinonyx

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
CheetahAcinonyx jubatusFelidaeVulnerable37.6 kg39