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A lynx is any of several medium-sized wild cats. Most are members
of the genus Lynx, but there is considerable confusion about the best way to
classify felids at present, and some authorities classify all lynxes as part of the genus Felis.
Lynxes have short tails, and usually a tuft of hair on the tip of the ears. They range about 5 kg (roughly the size of a large
Domestic Cat) up to about 30 kg.
- Lynx or Eurasian Lynx, Lynx lynx or Lynx
borealis
- Canadian Lynx, Lynx lynx canadensis or Lynx
canadensis
- Iberian Lynx or Spanish Lynx, Lynx pardinus
- Bobcat, Lynx rufus
The Marbled Cat, Pardofelis
marmorata, is sometimes also classified with the lynxes.
Lynxes are illegal in many countries.
See also:
Tid-bits:
- Is being reintroduced to Colorado (as of 2003)
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