Genetic diversity in the Iberian lynx is lower than in any other felids known to be genetically impoverished, including the cheetah ( " Acinonyx jubatus " ), Ngorongoro crater lions, and Scandinavia's Eurasian lynx.
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Initially thought to be closely related to " Puma ", in the 1970s researchers had placed " Miracinonyx " as either a subgenus of " Acinonyx " or a distinct genus related to cheetahs.
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The "'cheetah "'( " Acinonyx jubatus " ) is a large coat, a small rounded head, black tear-like streaks on the face, long thin legs and a long spotted tail.
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Due to the skeletal structure of " Acinonyx pardinensis ", the larger species very likely used a similar approach to hunting; it, too, bore a large dew claw and the lean form was definitely built for running.
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Carnivorans such as the Central African cheetah ( " Acinonyx jubatus soemmeringii " ), the striped hyena ( " Hyaena hyaena " ) and the caracal ( " Felis caracal " ) used to live at the lake.
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It is older than earlier described species, such as the European " Acinonyx pardinensis " ( dated to about 2.2 Ma old ) and the North African " Acinonyx aicha " ( about 2.5 Ma old ).
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It is older than earlier described species, such as the European " Acinonyx pardinensis " ( dated to about 2.2 Ma old ) and the North African " Acinonyx aicha " ( about 2.5 Ma old ).
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However, the plan has been on hold in 2012, after the discovery that Asiatic cheetahs are genetically different and have been diverged from the Southern African population ( " Acinonyx jubatus jubatus " ) between 32, 000 and 67, 000 years ago.
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Following Fitzinger's trinomen, other zoologists proposed two more trinomen for the Northern cheetah ( " Acinonyx jubatus megabalica " and " Acinonyx jubatus wagneri " ), however, they were nominated as different subspecies living in specific areas of Sudan.
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Following Fitzinger's trinomen, other zoologists proposed two more trinomen for the Northern cheetah ( " Acinonyx jubatus megabalica " and " Acinonyx jubatus wagneri " ), however, they were nominated as different subspecies living in specific areas of Sudan.
