Iberian lynx

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Photograph of an Iberian lynx on a log.

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.

Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus)

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Photograph of an Iberian lynx on a log.

Iberian lynx

Once numbering fewer than 100, the Iberian lynx is back from the brink of extinction...

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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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Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus)

Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus)

Also known as the Spanish lynx or the Pardel lynx, the species bears a strong resemblance...

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