Table 2.
The time of separation for Asian and African cheetahs, with additional relevant examples of separation dates of other species and subspecies, as estimated by molecular phylogenetics
| Estimated | ||
|---|---|---|
| Genetic distance among: | Time interval | Citation |
| Clouded leopard species | 1.4 MYA | Buckley-Beason et al. (2006) |
| Wilting et al. (2007) | ||
| Orangutan species | 1.1–1.7 MYA | Janczewski et al. (1990) |
| Lu et al. (1996) | ||
| Asia vs. Africa humans | 700000 YBP | Malaspinas et al. (2016) |
| Mallick et al. (2016) | ||
| Pagani et al. (2016) | ||
| Asia vs. Africa lions | 100000 YBP | Antunes et al. (2008) |
| Asia vs. Africa leopard | 169000 YBP | Uphyrkina et al. (2001) |
| 5 Living tiger subspecies | 72000 YBP | Luo et al. (2004) |
| Asia vs. Africa cheetahs | 4500–6500 YBP | Table 1 |
MYA, million years ago; YBP, years before present.