After McKenna & Bell, 1997, with recent species from Nowak, 1991

<==o Acinonychinae (cheetah's; gepardit)
   `--o Acinonyx [Cynaelurus, Schaubia, Miracinonyx] (cheetah's; gepardit)
      |?- †A. aicha
      |?- †A. intermedius
      |-- †A. pardinensis
      `--o A. jubatus (gepardi)
         |-- A. j. jubatus (African cheetah; afrikangepardi)
         |-- A. j. rex [A. j. jubatus?] (King cheetah; kuningasgepardi)
         `-- A. j. venatica (Asian cheetah; aasiangepardi)

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