Lynx

Lynx lynx

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Feliformia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Ferae Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Feliformia

Familia: Felidae
Subfamilia: Felinae
Genus: Lynx
Species (4 + †1): L. canadensis – †L. issiodorensis – L. lynx – L. pardinus – L. rufus

Name

Lynx Kerr, 1792: 155

• Type species: Felis lynx Linnaeus, 1758, by absolute tautonymy.

Synonyms

• Cervaria Gray, 1867
• Eucervaria Palmer, 1903
• Lynceus Gray, 1821
• Lynchus Jardine, 1834
• Lyncus Gray, 1825
• Pardina Kaup, 1829

References

Primary references

• Kerr, R. 1792. The animal kingdom or zoological system, of the celebrated Sir Charles Linnaeus. Class I. Mammalia. A. Strahan and T. Cadell: London; W. Creech: Edinburgh. XII + 30 unnumbered + 1–400 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.)  2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page. 

Links

• Lynx in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Vernacular names

Ænglisc: Lo
العربية: وشق
авар: ЦӀиркъ
azərbaycanca: Vaşaq
беларуская: Рысі
български: Рисове
brezhoneg: Liñs
català: Linx
ᏣᎳᎩ: ᎬᎮ
čeština: Rys
dansk: Los
Deutsch: Luchse
dolnoserbski: Rys
Ελληνικά: Λύγκας
Esperanto: Linko
eesti: Ilve
euskara: Katamotz
فارسی: سیاهگوش
suomi: Ilvekset
français: Lynx
furlan: Linç
Frysk: Lynksen
Gaeilge: Lincse
Gàidhlig: Lioncs
galego: Lince
עברית: שונר
हिन्दी: लिंक्स
hrvatski: Risovi
hornjoserbsce: Rys
magyar: Hiúz
հայերեն: Լուսան
Ido: Linco
íslenska: Gaupa
italiano: Lince
日本語: オオヤマネコ属
한국어: 스라소니속
лакку: ЦӀиникь
lietuvių: Lūšys
latviešu: Lūši
монгол: Шилүүс
မြန်မာဘာသာ: ကြောင်မြီးတို
Plattdüütsch: Löss
Nederlands: Lynxen
norsk: Ekte gauper
occitan: Linx
ирон: Стай
polski: Ryś
português: Lince
українська: Рись

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