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Lynx are medium-sized wild cats.
Lynx Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Lynx
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Other Names: Bobcat
Lynx in Foreign Languages:
Albanian: Rrëqebull
Catalan: Linx
Croatian: Ris
Czech: Rys
Danish: Los
Dutch: Lynx
Esperanto: Linko
Estonian: Ilves
Finnish: Ilves
French: Lynx
Gaelic: Lioncs
German: Luchs
Hungarian: Hiúz
Icelandic: Gaupa
Irish: Lincse
Italian: Lince
Japanese: Yamaneko
Korean: Seurasoni
Latin: Lynx
Latvian: Lusis
Lithuanian: Lušis
Mongolian: šilüüs
Navajo: Náshdóí Libáhígíí
Norwegian: Gaupe
Polish: Rys
Portuguese: Lince
Romanian: Linx
Sardinian: Linci / Lintze
Sicilian: Linci
Slovakian: Rys
Slovenian: Ris
Spanish: Lince
Swahili: Linksi
Swedish: Lo / Lodjur
Turkish: Vasak
Ukrainian: Rys’
Venetian: Lenze
Welsh: Lyncs
West Frisian: Lynks
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Size: Lynx are 32 to 40 inches long and have
a short tail measuring 4 to 8 inches long. Lynx weigh
from 22 to 44 lbs.
Habitat: Lynx are found in Europe, Asia and
North America, they inhabit prairies and steppes, scrubland,
temperate forests and taiga, and tundra, depending on
the species.
Description: Lynx have short tails and characteristic
tufts of black hair on the tips of their ears.
Diet: Lynx are carnivores. Lynx have exceptional
vision and hearing which aid them in their hunting.
Lynx typically prey on rabbits and other rodents.
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Communication: Lynx make a variety of
sounds to communicate.
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Did You Know?
The North American lynx is the biggest
species of lynx
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Gestation: Lynx carry their young for 63 to
74 days.
Birth: Lynx give birth to litters of 1 to 8
kittens. Lynx kittens weigh 4.5 to 15 ounces at birth.
Sexually Mature: Female lynx sexually mature
at the age of 2, while male lynx mature around the age
of 2.5.
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Life Span: The average life span of the
lynx is about 12 years in the wild.
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Did You Know?
A 30 pound lynx has bigger feet than
a 200 pound mountain lion.
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Social Structure: Lynx are solitary animals,
only socializing to mate and rearing their young.
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