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Photograph of a Canada lynx on a rocky ledge against autumn foliage. World map displaying the geographic ranges of lynx species with color-coded areas: the Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) in orange across Canada and Alaska, the bobcat (Lynx rufus) in green across the United States and parts of Mexico, the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in shades of blue and purple across Europe and northern Asia, and the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) in red in a small region of southwestern Europe. Graph of snowshoe hare and Canada lynx populations over time A small catlike animal with brown fur, a short tail, and hair growing on the tips of its ears stands in snow. A line graph with red and blue shaded areas shows cyclical rises and falls in the populations of snowshoe hares and lynx from 1855 to 1925, illustrating how hare population peaks are followed by lynx population peaks. Small illustrations of a running snowshoe hare and a lynx appear above the graph.
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  • Manjishtha Bhattacharyya
    Manjishtha Bhattacharyya is an editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. She holds a PhD in zoology from Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, and has more than seven years of experience in science communication and research publishing.

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Type Description Contributor Date
Deleted duplicate information from taxonomy box. Nov 12, 2026
Quick facts box added. Nov 12, 2026
Invalidated site: Environmental Education For Kids - Canada Lynx. Oct 12, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Lynx canadensis (Carnivora: Felidae). Oct 07, 2026
Added geographic range map. Aug 25, 2026
Add new Web site: Hinterland Who's Who - Canada Lynx. Aug 06, 2026
New article added. Nov 06, 2025
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