Taxonomy Profile: Acinonyx jubatus (Schreber 1775)

Acinonyx jubatus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Cheetah []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Acinonyx jubatus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Carnivora
carnivores |
cachorro do mato |
carnívoro |
gato do mato |
lontra |
carnivores |
Suborder : Feliformia
cat-like carnivores |
Family : Felidae
cats |
Subfamily : Felinae
Genus : Acinonyx
Species : Acinonyx jubatus
Cheetah |
Acinonyx jubatus Direct Children(s):
Acinonyx jubatus jubatus
(Schreber 1775)
Acinonyx jubatus hecki
(Hilzheimer 1913)
Acinonyx jubatus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
W. Christopher Wozencraft
Notes:
Division of Natural Sciences, Bethel College, 1001 W. McKinley Ave., Mishawaka, IN 46545
Reference for:
Acinonyx jubatus
Expert:
Alfred L. Gardner
Notes:
Curator of North American mammals and Chief of Mammal Section, National Biological Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
Reference for:
Acinonyx jubatus
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Acinonyx jubatus
Source:
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Program-03/01
Acquired:
2001-03-22
Notes:
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/
Reference for:
Acinonyx jubatus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-01-01 / 2000-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Common Names of Mammals of the World
Page(s):
xiv + 204
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-383-3/
Notes:
With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer
Reference for:
Acinonyx jubatus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Acinonyx jubatus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Acinonyx jubatus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Krausman, Paul R., and Susana M. Morales
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-07-15 / 2005-07-15
Article/Chapter Title:
Acinonyx jubatus
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammalian Species, no. 771
Page(s):
1-6
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1545-1410
Notes:
Available online: http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/VHAYSSEN/msi/default.html
Reference for:
Acinonyx jubatus
Acinonyx jubatus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Acinonyx jubatus: Comments
Comment:
Status: CITES - Appendix I; U.S. ESA - Endangered; IUCN - Critically Endangered as A. j. venaticus, Endangered as A. j. hecki, otherwise Vulnerable
Comment:
Comments: Placed in Acinonyx by Pocock (1917b), Weigel (1961), Hemmer (1978), Král and Zima (1980), Kratochvíl (1982c), and Groves (1982a). Subspecies and their synonyms allocated according to G. M. Allen (1939) and Ellerman et al. (1953)