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Lynx are medium-sized wildcats.
Lynx Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Lynx
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Habitat: Lynx typically
inhabit mountains, dense forests,
areas with dense cover of shrubs,
or tall grass.
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Locations
Eurasian Lynx - Western
Europe to Northern Asia and
the Middle East
Iberian Lynx - Spain
and Portugal
Canadian Lynx - North
America
Bobcat - North America
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Lynx Species: Their are
four recognized living species of
the Lynx.
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Lynx Species
Eurasian Lynx - Lynx Lynx
Canada Lynx - Lynx Canadensis
Iberian Lynx (aka Spanish
Lynx) - Lynx Pardinus
Bobcat - Lynx Rufus
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Size: The smallest lynx
species is the Bobcat, while the
largest is the Eurasian Lynx. All
lynx species measure between 28-51
inches long and stand 19-28 inches
when measured at their shoulder.
The lynx weigh 18-66 lbs.
Conservation Status / Population:
The Iberian Lynx is the rarest
of all lynx species, and is classified
as critically endangered.
Other Names for Lynx:
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Lynx in
Foreign Languages
Albanian: Rrëqebull
Catalan: Linx
Croatian: Ris
Czech: Rys
Danish: Los
Dutch: Lynx
Esperanto: Linko
Estonian: Ilves
Finnish: Ilves
French: Lynx
Gaelic: Lioncs
German: Luchs
Hungarian: Hiuz
Icelandic: Gaupa
Irish: Lincse
Italian: Lince
Japanese: Yamaneko
Korean: Seurasoni
Latin: Lynx
Latvian: Lusis
Lithuanian: Lušis
Mongolian: šilüüs
Navajo: Nashdoi Libahigii
Norwegian: Gaupe
Polish: Rys
Portuguese: Lince
Romanian: Linx
Sardinian: Linci /
Lintze
Sicilian: Linci
Slovakian: Rys
Slovenian: Ris
Spanish: Lince
Swahili: Linksi
Swedish: Lo / Lodjur
Turkish: Vasak
Ukrainian: Rys’
Venetian: Lenze
Welsh: Lyncs
West Frisian: Lynks
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Diet: Lynx stalk and ambush
their prey. They eat small mammals
and rodents including: pigs, beavers,
rabbits, deer and some birds.
Description: Lynx have short
tails and characteristic tufts of
black hair on the tips of their
ears.
Behavior: Lynx are typically
solitary, but on occassion small
groups of lynx may travel and hunt
together.
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Birth: Lynx typically
give birth to 2 to 4 kittens.
Lynx kittens weigh 4.5 to
15 ounces at birth.
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Did
You Know?
Siberian Lynx are
a sub-species of the
Eurasian Lynx and
is the largest of
all the lynx.
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Gestation: Lynx carry their
young for 63 to 74 days, depending
on the species.
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Cubs: Lynx kittens
will nurse for four to five
months and remain with their
mother for the first year
of their life.
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Did
You Know?
While the Persian
lynx or African lynx,
and swamp lynx, have
lynx in their name
they are not actually
classified as part
of the lynx family.
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Sexual Maturity: Female
lynx are sexually mature at 2 years
of age. Male lynx are sexually mature
around the age of 2.5.
Life Span: Lynx live until
about the age of 12 in the wild
and up to the age of 21 in captivity.
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