Cynaelurus Gloger, 1841 Cynailurus Wagner, 1830 Cynofelis Lesson, 1842 Guepar Boitard, 1842 Gueparda Gray, 1843 Guepardus Duvernoy, 1834 Acinonyx is a genus within the cat family. The only living species of this monotypic genus, the cheetah A. jubatus occurs in open grasslands of Africa and Asia. In the Middle Pleistocene Acinonyx also lived in Eu... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acinonyx
(from the article `feline`) ...leopard, or ounce)1 Asian species.Subfamily AcinonychinaeGenus Acinonyx (cheetah)1 almost exclusively African......history of the cat family (Felidae). The cheetah was therefore granted unique taxonomic status, and since the early 1900s it has been classified ... [2 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/12