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Common name: American cheetah
Scientific name: Miracinonyx trumani
Length- 7' 6''
Weight- 88-140 lbs
Coloration- Tawny brown with sparse, dark brown stripes, similar to the king cheetah of today. Black markings under eyes similar to modern cheetahs, with a light brown tuft of fur on the neck similar to cheetah cubs.
Diet- Lightly built, fast moving prey. The American cheetah is much too fragile to take on large herbivores, so it makes do with either young animals or smaller species.
Social Structure- Females are typically solitary, although, like males, will often pair up with a sibling of the same sex to take and keep a territory.
Preferred habitat: Wide open grassland.
Aggressiveness: 4
Rarity: medium

Also called the 'American cheetah' due to its cheetah-like build and western origin, Miracinonyx is, bar-none, the absolute fastest mammal on Protos. These speed-demons behave much like African cheetahs, and like their eastern counterparts, they are easily bullied away from their kills by larger predators. However, an advantage of being so fast is that their kill success rate is much higher than that of any other carnivore. Their main form of attack is stalk and chase, their lean build and flexible spine propelling them at incredible speed. They trip their prey with powerful, hooked dew-claws on their paws, the fall is often enough to cause the helpless animal to either break a bone or cause a sprain.
A puma-sized cheetah from North America
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