Canada lynx

The Canada lynx is a species of lynx which lives on the taiga. It is about twice the size of a domestic cat, and eats mice, ground squirrels, and lemming. and young deer. The lynx's favorite food is the snowshoe hare, which makes up 60% to 97% of its diet. This wild animal is not endangered (except in the southern 48 states of the US). It is of "least concern" (IUCN). Humans hunt them for their beautiful, thick fur.

Canada lynx
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Felinae
Genus: Lynx
Species:
L. canadensis
Binomial name
Lynx canadensis
Kerr, 1792
Subspecies
List
  • L. c. canadensis Kerr, 1792
    L. c. subsolanus (Newfoundland lynx) Bangs, 1897
    L. c. mollipilosus (Arctic lynx) Stone, 1900
Distribution of Canada Lynx, 2016[1]

It has tufts on its ears whose function is probably social signalling.

References
  1. Vashon, J. (2016). "Lynx canadensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T12518A101138963. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T12518A101138963.en.


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