Canada lynx - Wikipedia
The Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) or Canadian lynx is one of the four living species in the genus Lynx. It is a medium-sized wild cat characterized by long, dense fur, triangular ears with black tufts at the tips, and broad, snowshoe -like paws.
Canadian Lynx - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
The Canadian lynx is a cat of medium size with characteristic long ear tufts, a flared facial ruff, and a short, bobbed tail that has a completely black tip. Its paws are unusually large and in very deep snow act like snowshoes.
Animal Facts: Canada Lynx - Canadian Geographic
Jun 9, 2019 · As one of Canada’s most elusive cats, the Canada lynx is known for its triangular black-tipped ears and fluffy coat. Snowshoe hares are such an important source of food for Canada lynx that when hare populations fall, so does the number of lynx.
Canada Lynx - National Wildlife Federation
The Canada lynx is like a gray ghost of the North—elusive, evading human contact. It stands about 20 inches (51 centimeters) tall at the shoulder but weighs about 20 pounds (nine kilograms)—scarcely more than a large house cat.
Canada Lynx – International Society for Endangered Cats …
The Canada Lynx is the only known felid to undergo prey-driven cyclic population declines. Densities peak at 17-45/100 km 2, falling to 2-3/100 km 2 during the low cycle. Lynx have been recorded travelling long distances, up to 1,200 km, seeking out patches of hare abundance.
Canada Lynx - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) is a mid-sized boreal forest carnivore that occurs across most of northern North America. In the contiguous United States, Canada lynx were designated as a distinct population segment and listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 2000.
The Canadian Lynx - Everything You Need to Know - The Big Cat …
The Canadian lynx, or Canada lynx (or even Lynx canadensis) is a medium-sized cat that inhabits North America and is known for being particularly elusive, often choosing to evade human contact. Canadian lynxes are well adapted to cold environments and have several distinctive physical features.
The Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis), the only lynx in North America, is a rare forest-dwelling cat of northern latitudes. Lynx feed primarily on snowshoe hares but also will eat small mammals and birds.
Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) Description: The lynx is a secretive forest-dwelling cat of northern latitudes and high mountains. It is medium-sized, similar in size to the bobcat, but appears larger because of its long legs. It has unique, long (over one inch), black tufts of fur on the ears and a short, black-tipped tail. The winter coat is light
How to Tell the Difference Between a Canada Lynx and a Bobcat
Jan 19, 2014 · I photographed this wild Canada Lynx in Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, and this captive Bobcat in the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, Arizona. The table below is a list of the differences between a Canada Lynx and a Bobcat based on various physical traits and behaviors.