Canadian Lynx (Lynx canadensis)

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The Canadian and Eurasian lynx are both Least Concern, however the Iberian (or Spanish) lynx is Endangered. The population in estimated at 1200 in Spain and 100 in Portugal. They could decline 20 percent in the next 10 years due to habitat loss and reduced numbers of their main prey species, the European rabbit. The Canadian lynx is becoming very rare in the northern United States due to hunting, habitat destruction, and competition with the more aggressive bobcat. The Canadian lynx is smaller than the Eurasian (aka Siberian) and more gray in coloration. Also highly dependent on rabbits, lynx populations closely follow those of rabbits. The Eurasian, Iberian, and Canadian lynxes are separate species, not subspecies.

Canadian Lynx at EFBC/FCC

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    		•  trapper Male, arrived here September 9th. Believe it or not, the Fish & Game department called one Sunday and asked if we wanted a baby lynx. While initially skeptical that they really had a lynx and not a bobcat or big housecat, sure enough they brought out a 10 to 12 week old lynx. While we originally thought he was a Eurasian lynx due to his fur length and reddish coloring, he got grayer and fluffier as he grew. Also, Candian lynx have flatter faces and shorter tails than Eurasian lynx. More Photos

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