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Key facts

Scientific Name
Acinonyx jubatus
Weight
50 kg
Length
1.3 m
Lifespan
12 years
Habitat
Savanna
Diet
Carnivore

In context

Cheetah works well for comparing cursorial terrestrial species by body scale. Its range is 21 to 72 kg and 1.12 to 1.50 m long, while its wild lifespan averages 6 years and reaches 8 years, keeping size and longevity easy to compare together.

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PHYSICAL SCALE

PHYSICAL SIZE
1.3 × 0.8 m

PHYSICAL

Weight
50 kg
Height
0.8 m
Length
1.3 m

LIFE

Lifespan
12 years
Gestation
93 days

TRAITS

Scientific Name
Acinonyx jubatus
Diet
Carnivore
Habitat
Savanna

ABILITIES

Speed (km/h)
110
Bite Force (PSI)
475

Reported species traits

Sex and geographic scope are not separated, and life stage is unspecified. Ranges do not imply an average. These measurements are not matched to the recorded length or height.

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

Reported body length

Reported minimum
1.12 m
Reported maximum
1.5 m
Reported average
Unknown

Originally reported units

Reported minimum
112 cm
Reported maximum
150 cm
Reported average
Unknown

Reported mass

Reported minimum
21 kg
Reported maximum
72 kg
Reported average
Unknown

Reported wingspan

Unknown

Wild lifespan

Reported minimum
Unknown
Reported high value
8 years
Reported typical value
6 years

The typical value is not a statistical average.

Locomotion

Primary medium
terrestrial
Additional reported media
None reported
Reported behaviors
cursorial, terricolous

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