Formerly widespread in East Africa, the East African cheetah lost a high percent of ranges and has gone extinct in three countries; the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (the North Kivu province and the South Kivu province), Rwanda and Burundi.
Sebelumnya tersebar luas di Afrika Timur, citah Afrika timur kehilangan persen yang tinggi dari rentang dan telah punah di tiga negara; bagian timur Republik Demokratik Kongo (Utara Provinsi Kivu dan Selatan provinsi Kivu), Rwanda dan Burundi.