Eurasian lynx
SpeciesSmall and Medium Wild Cats
A medium-sized wild cat species of the genus Lynx.
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Eurasian lynx
- Small and Medium Wild Cats
The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is one of four extant species in the medium-sized wild cat genus Lynx. It is distributed across Northern, Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Siberia, the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas. The species inhabits temperate and boreal forests, reaching elevations of 5,500 m. It is threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation, poaching, and depletion of prey.
- Scientific name
- Lynx lynx
- Habitat
- Temperate and boreal forests
- Threats
- Habitat loss and fragmentation, poaching, and prey depletion
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Eurasian lynx (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q43375
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Aconcagua (talk). CC BY-SA 3.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsAconcagua (talk), Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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