There are in fact five subspecies of cheetahs in total, with two – the Asiatic cheetah that is now only found in Iran, and the northwest African cheetah – listed as critically endangered.

The cheetah, once widespread across Africa, Asia, and parts of Europe, is now confined to a few remote regions due to human encroachment and hunting, with five subspecies distinguished mainly by ...

Fewer than 7,000 wild cheetahs are alive today, comprising five subspecies. Collectively, all five cheetah subspecies are listed as ‘Vulnerable to extinction’ by the International Union for ...

No, not really. The cheetahs introduced in India are not the Asiatic subspecies (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus) that went extinct; they are the African subspecies (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus).