Eurasian lynx

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Photograph of a Eurasian lynx in snow

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.

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Photograph of a Eurasian lynx in snow

Eurasian lynx

This wild cat, the largest member of the genus Lynx, can be found in a wide...

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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.

The geographic ranges of living lynxes

The modern ranges of bobcats (Lynx rufus), the Canada lynx (L. canadensis),...

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