Cheetah is not the fastest animal in 2020 and snail is not the slowest. See the list

Most of us think that the cheetah is the fastest animal in the world, and the snail is the slowest. With a top speed of 1mph, the snail is actually the second slowest animal in the world.







As for the cheetah, with a recorded top speed of up to 120kph it's not even among the top 10 fastest (on Wikipedia), it is at number 12, and there's only one mammal on the list of fastest. Do you want to know the true fastest and slowest animals on the planet? The check these two lists of the top ten fastest animals and top five slowest animals to find out!
TOP TEN FASTEST.

10. Gyrfalcon. 128km/h or 80mph.






9. Black Marlin 129km/h or 80mph






8. Spur-winged goose 142km/h or 88mph






7. Rock dove (pidgeon) 148.9km/h or 92.5mph






6. Frigate bird 153km/h or 93mph






5. Mexican free tailed bat 160km/ or 100mph






4. Eurasian hobby 160km/ or 100mph






3. White throated needle tail swift 169km/h or 105mph






2. Golden Eagle 240-320 km/h or 150-200 mph (67-89 meter per second or 200-293 feet per second)






1. PEREGRINE FALCON, diving speed of up to 389km/h or 242mph (108 meter per second or 359 feet per second)






TOP FIVE SLOWEST.

5. Koala bear.






This is a mammal native to Australia. Though they are not actually bears, they are part of a certain group of mammals called marsupials. They mostly stay on trees for most of the time, they have poor eyesight but very keen sense of smell and hearing.

4. Giant tortoise.






The giant turtle can weigh up to 350kg along with it's giant shell and thick legs, which contributes to their slow speed. These vegetarians are capable of living hundreds of years and can survive up to a year without food or water thanks to their storage and energy conserving life. Average humans are weigh only about 75kg.

3. Garden snail.






Snails are terrestrial molluscs with thick coiled shells for protection, but slows them down as well. They can move at about a few yards in an hour.

2. Starfish.






The star fish is the second slowest, it's star shape plays a role as these echinoderms are not capable of moving much more than 0.2mph on the ocean floor. They have no blood or brain, so if you cut an arm, it will grow another starfish, and not all star fish have five arms!






1. THE SLOTH.






The American native sloth can only move about 0.003mph or 0.12km/h. They are pretty much tied to one tree their whole lives and only come down to take a dump. They are definitely one of the most energy efficient animals in the world. They even have symbiotic relationship with algae on their body which are provides a home and moisture and provides them with camouflage and nutrients in return!