The Asiatic Cheetah ("cheetah" from Hindi चीता cītā, derived from Sanskrit word chitraka meaning "speckled") (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus), also known as the Iranian Cheetah is a rare critically endangered subspecies of the Cheetah found primarily in Iran. It lives in a vast fragmented desert and although recently extinct in India it is also known as the Indian Cheetah. It is now on the verge of extinction, as only 60 to 100 are estimated to exist.