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title: "Gepard grzywiasty"
description: "Acinonyx jubatus — Ssaki. The cheetah is a species of large feline and the only living member of the genus Acinonyx."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/cheetah
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gepard grzywiasty

> Acinonyx jubatus — Ssaki. The cheetah is a species of large feline and the only living member of the genus Acinonyx.

- Scientific name: *Acinonyx jubatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola), `savanna` (Sawanna), `desert` (Pustynia)
- iNaturalist observations: 7457
- Wikidata: [Q23907](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23907)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41955](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41955)

## Names

- en: Cheetah
- de: Gepard
- es: Guepardo
- fr: Guépard
- nl: Jachtluipaard
- pl: Gepard grzywiasty

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1800), KE (1626), TZ (1260), NA (343), BW (257), MW (65), ZW (47), BJ (35), ZM (26), NE (14), UG (14), TD (8)

## Summary

The cheetah is a species of large feline and the only living member of the genus Acinonyx. The cheetah is a pursuit predator and the fastest land animal, capable of running at 93–104 km/h (58–65 mph); it has evolved for speed, having powerful hindlimb muscles, long limbs and a flexible spine. The cheetah has a tawny to creamy white or pale buff fur that is marked with evenly spaced, solid black spots. The head is small and rounded, with a short snout and black tear-like facial streaks. It has a height of 67–94 cm (2.20–3.08 ft) at the shoulder, and the head-and-body length is between 1.1…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheetah

## Photo

![Gepard grzywiasty](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cheetah/medium.jpg)

Photo: Peter Warren · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10895712

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cheetah?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).