Living Beings
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Species · Lynx
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
The bobcat is a short-tailed North American felid that uses many different environments. Its adaptability should not obscure its need for cover, …
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Classification in context
Lineage
- LifeLife
- DomainEukaryota
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyFelidae
- GenusLynx
Advanced classification
Complete source lineage, including intermediate ranks. The standard view uses Life and the eight principal ranks.
- cellular organisms cellular root
- Eukaryota domain
- Opisthokonta clade
- Metazoa kingdom
- Eumetazoa clade
- Bilateria clade
- Deuterostomia clade
- Chordata phylum
- Craniata subphylum
- Vertebrata clade
- Gnathostomata clade
- Teleostomi clade
- Euteleostomi clade
- Sarcopterygii superclass
- Dipnotetrapodomorpha clade
- Tetrapoda clade
- Amniota clade
- Mammalia class
- Theria clade
- Eutheria clade
- Boreoeutheria clade
- Laurasiatheria superorder
- Carnivora order
- Feliformia suborder
- Felidae family
- Felinae subfamily
- Lynx genus
NCBI Taxonomy (2026-11-05 reconciled backbone) · Taxon source ↗
Records in this collection
Principal members
4 published profiles in this branch.
Living species · MDD v2.5 · 28 July 2026
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4 living species in 1 genera in this dated checklist; 4 have public profiles here.
The main tree follows NCBI. MDD can recognize different species boundaries or spellings; these differences are shown below. A taxonomy record is not a completed natural-history article.
Lynx 4 species
- Lynx canadensisCanadian LynxPublic profileMDD source ↗
- Lynx lynxEurasian LynxPublic profileMDD source ↗
- Lynx pardinusIberian LynxPublic profileMDD source ↗
- Lynx rufusBobcatPublic profileMDD source ↗
Checklist attribution: Mammal Diversity Database (2026), version 2.5. American Society of Mammalogists. Only living species are included; subspecies and extinct species are outside this checklist.
Within this taxon
Published profiles
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Species · Lynx
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
The Canada lynx is a northern forest cat with a close ecological connection to snowshoe hares. Changes in hare abundance can influence …
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Species · Lynx
Eurasian Lynx
Lynx lynx
The Eurasian lynx is a large lynx whose prey can be substantially bigger than the rabbits and hares associated with some other …
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Species · Lynx
Iberian Lynx
Lynx pardinus
The Iberian lynx is a spotted cat whose ecology is strongly linked to European rabbits. Its conservation story depends on prey recovery …
