The cheetah’s habitat is now only 11% of its former size

Cheetah

CONSERVATION STATUS:
Vulnerable
Range depletes
2.26%
annually
Approximately
6,674
adults remain in the wild
Only about
5%
of cubs survive to adulthood
QUICK FACTS
Scientific name
Acinonyx jubatus

Weight
20 to 72 kilograms (45 to 160 pounds)

Size
1 to 1.5 meters in length (45 to 60 inches) 76 centimeters at the shoulder (30 inches)

Life span
Maximum recording of a female living 14 years and 5 months in the wild and about 10 years for a males.

Habitat
Wide range of habitats—from dry forests and thick scrubs through grasslands and Sahara deserts.

Diet
Carnivores

Gestation
About 3 months

Predators
Eagles, humans, hyenas, lions

Habitat
Where do cheetahs live?
The historic distribution of this species is very wide. But in the 1970s, European settlers saw these big cats as vermin to be eradicated, and populations were widely reduced. Currently, they only inhabit about 10 percent of their historic range. Their range occurs widely but is extremely sparse and fragmented in the regions they still inhabit. Southern and Eastern Africa are strongholds for cheetah populations.

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