Lynx canadensis (Carnivora: Felidae)

Abstract: Lynx canadensis Kerr, 1792, commonly called the Canada lynx, is a medium size felid and is the second largest of the four species in the genus Lynx. It is distributed throughout the boreal forest of most of Canada and Alaska and across portions of the northern United States. It prefers dense, regenerating coniferous forests with moderate canopy and understory cover. L. canadensis is a snowshoe hare specialist, and its ecology, morphology, and behavior closely reflect that of its main prey. It is listed as “Least Concern” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, is on Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, and its population size trend is considered stable. However, the status of United States subpopulations, being largely peripheral to the Canadian population, is more tenuous and the species is protected.

• Publication year

  2019

• Venue

  Mammalian Species

• Publication date

  2019-12-10

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1093/mspecies/sez019PMCID 7149466
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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• Lynx

  2020cited by this paper
• Order Carnivora

  2019cited by this paper
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  2013cited by this paper
• Dispersal promotes high gene flow among Canada lynx populations across mainland North America

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• A Comparison of Two Field Chemical Immobilization Techniques for Bobcats (Lynx rufus)

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• Den use and Activity Patterns in Female Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis) in the Northern Rocky Mountains

  2011cited by this paper
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  2011cited by this paper
• IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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  2009cited by this paper
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• Habitat Fragmentation and the Persistence of Lynx Populations in Washington State

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