Acinonyx jubatus

(von Schreber, 1775)

Cheetah

Two cheetahs at impala kill
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Location:Zimbabwe, SEDate taken:Jan 1, 1967

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 122

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Feliformia
Infraorder : Aeluroidea
Superfamily : Feloidea
Family : Felidae
Subfamily : Felinae
Genus : Acinonyx

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1775. pl. 105. P. pl. 105 in Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1774-1855. Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen. Walther, Erlangen.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31064628

Original name as described

Felis jubata

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic · Indomalaya · Palearctic

Country distribution

Algeria · Angola · Benin · Botswana · Burkina Faso · Central African Republic · Chad · Ethiopia · Iran · Kenya · Mali · Mozambique · Namibia · Niger · South Africa · South Sudan · Tanzania · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe · Eswatini · Eritrea? · Djibouti? · Egypt? · Libya? · Somalia? · Sudan? · Togo?

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005979

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

KnownPredicted distribution

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 47 names and synonyms.

Felis jubata

(von Schreber, 1775)

Family

Felidae

Root name

jubatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

pl. 105

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31064628

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

  1. Forster (1780:311, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57573005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69278)
  2. Zimmermann (1783:164, 171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  3. Zimmermann (1783:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  4. Boddaert (1785:90, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230054) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)
  5. Gmelin (1788:79, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751299) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  6. Kerr (1792:150, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  7. Link (1795:90, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272966) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35635)
  8. Wolf (1796:205) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72410)
  9. Daudin (1802:161, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  10. Turton (1802:48, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772904) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  11. Treviranus (1803:180, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11028208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41587)
  12. Goldfuss (1809:296, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47498130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  13. Thunberg (1811:304, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11767798) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64194)
  14. Fischer (1814:xii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130073) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  15. Illiger (1815:79, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080935) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  16. Muirhead (1819:419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
  17. Hemprich (1820:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69417)
  18. Desmarest (1821:221, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523985) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  19. Schinz (1821:233, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528994) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  20. Schinz (1825:352, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523769) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  21. Smith (1826:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36081)
  22. Lesson (1827:182, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207650) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  23. Fischer (1829:201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  24. Sykes (1831:102, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1214063) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67691)
  25. Eichwald (1831:377, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35753042) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67585)
  26. Smuts (1832:26, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43088711) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60235)
  27. Ogilby (1839:lxiv, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2912372) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67483)
  28. Blyth (1840:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49918311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67419)
  29. Cuvier (1842:3, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  30. Blainville (1843:186, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57989124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68407)
  31. Gistel (1848:258, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25781139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69572)
  32. Severtsov (1858:388, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2316804) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68920)
  33. Loche (1858:8, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41949444) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60564)
  34. Jerdon (1867:114, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37299831) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68353)
  35. Loche (1867:39) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68800)
  36. Stoliczka (1872:227, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37137943) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67309)
  37. Sclater (1872:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037815) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)
  38. Severtsov (1873:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68449)
  39. Severtsov (1876:49, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15925052) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36030)
  40. Danford & Alston (1880:52, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28522156) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68533)

Felis Guepard

(P. L. S. Müller, 1776)

Family

Felidae

Root name

guepard

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

30

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217669

Authority publication

Nuremberg

Name usages

Müller (1776:30, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217669) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38532)

Felis iubata

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Felidae

Root name

iubatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum · preoccupied

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

510

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873307

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:510, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873307) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Borowski (1780:32, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28346990) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67757)

Felis guttata

(Hermann, 1804)

Family

Felidae

Root name

guttatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13419946

Authority publication

Strasbourg

Name usages

  1. Goldfuss (1809:296, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47498130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  2. Desmarest (1821:235 (footnote), https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523999) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  3. Schinz (1821:234, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528995) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  4. Pomel (1856:654, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1212468) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68664)
  5. Severtsov (1858:388, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2316804) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68920)
  6. Murray (1866:324, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  7. Heuglin (1877:53, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876384) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66584)
  8. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  9. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis Venatica

(Griffith, 1822)

Family

Felidae

Root name

venaticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

93

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53016316

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Griffith (1822:93, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53016316) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68342)

Acinonyx venator

Brookes, 1828

Family

Felidae

Root name

venator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

16, 33

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Burnett (1830:349, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3909459) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44017)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis fearonii

(A. Smith, 1834)

Family

Felidae

Root name

fearonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1852.9.13.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9cce7a99-1c37-4917-8a8f-576a8f1ed9b1 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c447c9a1-c902-43a6-83cb-f270f0e83b26

Authority page

245

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968363

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Cynofelis guttata

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Felidae

Root name

guttatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

49

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:49) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Cynailurus jubatus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Felidae

Root name

jubatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

38

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Severtsov (1858:388, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2316804) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68920)
  3. Blyth (1863:65, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534693) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  4. De Filippi (1865:343, https://books.google.com/books?id=nDFEAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69095)
  5. Trouessart (1885:96) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58783)
  6. Bocage (1889:176, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3419022) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68982)
  7. Trouessart (1904:265, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  8. Roberts (1913:103, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439561) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Cynofelis jubata

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Felidae

Root name

jubatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

49

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:49) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

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