bobcat

Also known as Lynx rufus, Felis rufus, red lynx

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.

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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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短尾貓（学名：Lynx rufus）是分布在北美洲的一种貓科动物，其下已知有12個亞種，主要分佈在加拿大南部至墨西哥北部，包括大部份的美國本土。短尾貓是有很強適應力的掠食者，棲息在林地、半沙漠、城市及沼澤。牠們现在仍然生活在原有的分佈地区，并有一定數量。短尾貓的毛皮呈灰色至褐色，面上有鬚，耳朵有黑毛，外表像其他中等身型的猞猁。牠們比加拿大猞猁細小，但較家貓大兩倍。牠們的前肢上有明顯的黑帶，粗短的尾巴端呈黑色。雖然短尾貓喜歡吃兔及野兔，但仍會捕獵昆蟲、小型的齧齒目，以及鹿、叉角羚等。牠們選擇獵物會視乎地點及棲息地、季節及獵物的數量。牠們像大部份的貓科般是有領域的，多是獨自生活，不過仍有一些領域是重疊的。牠們使用多種方法來標示疆界，包括爪痕、尿液及糞便等。短尾貓於冬天至春天期間生育，妊娠期為兩個月。短尾貓雖然被人類為運動及毛皮而獵殺，但其數量卻沒有显著減少。短尾貓亦在美洲原住民神話及歐洲傳說中出現。

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taxon name: Lynx rufus
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Taxonomy and evolution
Phylogeny
Description
Tracks
Distribution and habitat
Behavior and ecology
Social structure and home range
Hunting and diet
Reproduction and life cycle
Predators
Conservation
Importance in human culture
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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.