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AcinonychinaeGenus Acinonyx (cheetah)1 almost exclusively African species.Assorted ReferencesAmazon Rain Forestclassification and characteristics
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…the only species of genus Acinonyx. Cheetahs are often divided into five subspecies: A. jubatus jubatus in Southern Africa, A. jubatus fearsoni (including A. jubatus velox and A. jubatus raineyi) from eastern Africa, A. jubatus soemmeringii from Nigeria to Somalia, A. jubatus hecki from northwestern Africa, and A. jubatus venaticus…
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