One of the 4 lynxes on WAnimals
Mammals · Carnivora · Felidae
Lynx canadensis
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
Its breeding cycle is extraordinarily tied to that of the snowshoe hare, almost its only prey, whose numbers swing on a roughly ten-year cycle. Its enormous furred feet act as natural snowshoes.
Weight
8 kg – 17 kg
Size
67 cm – 1.1 m
Life expectancy
14 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
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Sources consulted: AnAge · Animal Diversity Web · ISEC Canada · Animalia.bio · Britannica · A-Z Animals · Animal Spot · National Wildlife Federation
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 14.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Canadian Lynx — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
How Canadian Lynx relates to other species in the catalogue.
Based on what we already know about canadian lynx.
