![]() ![]() The bobcat resembles other species of the genus Lynx, but is on average the smallest of the four. Nonetheless, the bobcat is often killed by larger predators such as coyotes. The population of the bobcat depends primarily on the population of its prey. Like the Eurasian lynx, its conservation status is "least concern." The bobcat is an adaptable predator that inhabits deciduous, coniferous, or mixed woodlands, but unlike other Lynx, does not depend exclusively on the deep forest, and ranges from swamps and desert lands to mountainous and agricultural areas, its spotted coat serving as camouflage. With 13 recognized subspecies, the bobcat is common throughout southern Canada, the continental United States, and northern Mexico. The bobcat ( Lynx rufus) is a North American wild cat. It will also hunt medium-sized mammals and birds if hare numbers fall. The Canada lynx feeds almost exclusively on snowshoe hares its population is highly dependent on the population of this prey animal. It has a thick coat and broad paws, and is twice as effective as the bobcat at supporting its weight on the snow. The Canada lynx is a good climber and swimmer it constructs rough shelters under fallen trees or rock ledges. Fish and Wildlife Service designated the Canada lynx a threatened species in the lower 48 states. By 2010, after an 11-year effort, it had been successfully reintroduced into Colorado, where it had become extirpated in the 1970s. ![]() In the eastern states, it resided in the transition zone in which boreal coniferous forests yielded to deciduous forests. Historically, the Canadian lynx ranged from Alaska across Canada and into many of the northern U.S. The Canada lynx ( Lynx canadensis), or Canadian lynx, is a North American felid that ranges in forest and tundra regions across Canada and into Alaska, as well as some parts of the northern United States. The Pliocene felid Felis rexroadensis from North America has been proposed as an even earlier ancestor however, this was larger than any living species, and is not currently classified as a true lynx. The four living species of the genus Lynx are believed to have evolved from Lynx issiodorensis, which lived in Europe and Africa during the late Pliocene to early Pleistocene. The smallest species are the bobcat and the Canada lynx, while the largest is the Eurasian lynx, with considerable variations within species.Ĩ5 to 110 cm ( 33 + 1⁄ 2 to 43 + 1⁄ 2 in)Ħ0 to 70 cm ( 23 + 1⁄ 2 to 27 + 1⁄ 2 in) As climates get colder and more northerly, lynx have progressively thicker fur, lighter colour, and their paws are larger and more padded to adapt to the snow. In the Southwestern United States, they are short-haired, dark in colour and their paws are smaller and less padded. The lynx's colouring, fur length and paw size vary according to the climate in their range. All species of lynx have white fur on their chests, bellies and on the insides of their legs, fur which is an extension of the chest and belly fur. Under their neck, they have a ruff, which has black bars resembling a bow tie, although this is often not visible.īody colour varies from medium brown to goldish to beige-white, and is occasionally marked with dark brown spots, especially on the limbs. Lynx have a short tail, characteristic tufts of black hair on the tips of their ears, large, padded paws for walking on snow and long whiskers on the face. ![]()
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