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Cat Name
Canada Lynx
Canadian Lynx
American Lynx
American Lynx
Where They Live
Endangered Status
Least Concern
Population Stable
Closest Relatives
Bobcat
Eurasian Lynx
Iberian Lynx
Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Lynx
Species: Lynx canadensis
Subspecies
Lynx canadensis canadensis
Lynx canadensis mollipilosus
Lynx canadensis subsolanus
Lynx canadensis mollipilosus
Lynx canadensis subsolanus
Updated July 2009
References: IUCN Red List and the Integrated Taxonomic Information System