bobcat
Sign in to saveThe bobcat (Lynx rufus), also known as the wildcat, bay lynx, or red lynx, is one of the four extant species within the medium-sized wild cat genus Lynx. Native to North America, it ranges from southern Canada through most of the contiguous United States to Oaxaca in Mexico. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2002, due to its wide distribution and large population. Although it has been hunted extensively both for sport and fur, populations have proven stable, though declining in some areas.
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The bobcat is a medium-sized wild cat native to North America, ranging from southern Canada through most of the United States to Mexico. It matters because despite centuries of hunting for sport and fur, it remains stable and widespread enough to be classified as of least concern for conservation, though some regional populations are declining.
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The bobcat (Lynx rufus), also known as the wildcat, bay lynx, or red lynx, is one of the four extant species within the medium-sized wild cat genus Lynx. Native to North America, it ranges from southern Canada through most of the contiguous United States to Oaxaca in Mexico. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2002, due to its wide distribution and large population. Although it has been hunted extensively both for sport and fur, populations have proven stable, though declining in some areas.
It has distinctive black bars on its forelegs and a black-tipped, stubby (or "bobbed") tail, from which it derives its name. It reaches a total length (including the tail) of up to . It is an adaptable predator inhabiting wooded areas, semidesert, urban edge, forest edge, and swampland environments. It remains in some of its original range, but populations are vulnerable to extirpation by coyotes and domestic animals.
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Commons link from WikidataFauna listed on CITES Appendix IIFauna of the California chaparral and woodlandsFauna of the Eastern United StatesFauna of the Rocky MountainsFauna of the Sierra Nevada (United States)Fauna of the Southeastern United StatesFauna of the Western United StatesFelidae of North AmericaIUCN Red List least concern speciesLeast concern biota of North America