Species group · Mammals
WAnimals has 4 species of lynx, in the family Felidae.
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 4.
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
1 species in this group is in a threatened category according to the IUCN.
Recorded in 53 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
It feeds mainly on small ungulates such as roe deer, along with hares, birds and rodents.
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It lives in the boreal and temperate forests of Europe, Siberia, Central Asia and East Asia.
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One individual reached a record of 24 to 25 years in captivity.
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It feeds almost entirely on rabbits.
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It is unmistakable for its pointed ears with their black tufts.
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Its population has grown more than tenfold since 2002.
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It can make a living anywhere from desert to the suburbs.
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It feeds mainly on rabbits and hares, supplemented with rodents, birds and the occasional young deer.
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