Acinonyx jubatus Schreber 1775 (cheetah)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Alternative combinations: Cynaelurus jubatus, Felis jubata
Belongs to Acinonyx according to W. E. Johnson et al. 2006
See also Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser 2017 and Mivart 1882
Sister taxa: Acinonyx aicha, Acinonyx pardinensis
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Kenya (1 collection), South Africa (3), Tanzania (1)
• Pliocene of South Africa (2)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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