The cheetah is a wild cat. It is the fastest mammal on earth. It weighs about the same as a lepord, but it is longer than a leopard.      The cheetah has black spots. It speeds up to 112 km per hour.It has a yellowish-brown body. The cub is the same, but has a mantle of gray hair at the top. The cheetah is a endangered species.      The cheetah lives in flat planes. There are only a few spots to locate them. They were once found in  Southwest Asia and India. When cheetahs find their prey they usually start to stalk. These are some of the most interesting characteristics.