Acinonyx jubatus

12-22-2016

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DETAILED INFORMATION

Full Name:

cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

Listing Status:

Endangered

Where Found:

Wherever found

Critical Habitat:

N/A

Species Group:

Mammals

Current listing status

Status	Date Listed	Lead Region	Where Listed
Endangered	06/02/1970	Foreign (Headquarters)	Wherever found

Countries in which the the cheetah, Wherever found is known to occur: India
Additional species information

Federal Register Documents

Date	Citation Page	Title
07/28/2000	65 FR 46391 46398	ETWP: 12-Month Finding on Petition To Reclassify the Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) in the Republic of Namibia From Endangered to Threatened
12/09/1997	62 FR 64800	ETWP; Reopening of Comment Period on Status Review for Cheetah in Namibia
03/19/1996	61 FR 11181	ETWP; Finding of Petition and Initiation of Status Review for Cheetah in Namibia
03/30/1972	37 FR 6476	List of Endangered Foreign Fish and Wildlife (proposed 3 Feb 72; 37 FR 2589)
06/02/1970	35 FR 8491 8498	Part 17 - Conservation of Endangered Species and Other Fish or Wildlife (First List of Endangered Foreign Fish and Wildlife as Appendix A)

Recovery

No recovery information is available for the cheetah.

Petition Title	Date Received by the FWS	Where the species is believed to or known to occur	Petitioner Name	Requested Action	Petition Finding(s)	Active	Petitions Document(s)
Cheetah, Namibia population (Acinonyx jubatus); Downlist to Threatened	08/17/1995	India	John J. Jackson, III, Counsel, on behalf of others listed Republic of Namibia Safari Club International	Reclassify: Downlist threatened	90 Day Substantial on 03/08/1996 12 Month Not Warranted on 06/28/2000	No

Petition Title	Date Received by the FWS	Where the species is believed to or known to occur	Petitioner Name	Requested Action	Petition Finding(s)	Active	Petitions Document(s)
Cheetah, Namibia population (Acinonyx jubatus); Downlist to Threatened	08/17/1995	India	John J. Jackson, III, Counsel, on behalf of others listed Republic of Namibia Safari Club International	Reclassify: Downlist threatened	90 Day Substantial on 03/08/1996 12 Month Not Warranted on 06/28/2000	No

Petitions

Petition Title	Date Received by the FWS	Where the species is believed to or known to occur	Petitioner Name	Requested Action	Petition Finding(s)	Active	Petitions Document(s)
Cheetah, Namibia population (Acinonyx jubatus); Downlist to Threatened	08/17/1995	India	John J. Jackson, III, Counsel, on behalf of others listed Republic of Namibia Safari Club International	Reclassify: Downlist threatened	90 Day Substantial on 03/08/1996 12 Month Not Warranted on 06/28/2000	No

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