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The bobcat (Lynx rufus), also known as the wildcat, bay lynx, [2] [3] or red lynx, [4] 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 .
The bobcat is thought to have arised from a dispersal across the Bering Land Bridge during the Early Pleistocene, around 2.5-2.4 million years ago, with the Iberian lynx suggested to have speciated around 1 million years ago, at the end of the Early Pleistocene, the Eurasian lynx is thought to have evolved from Asian populations of Lynx ...
The blynx or lynxcat is a hybrid of a bobcat (Lynx rufus) and some other species of genus Lynx. The appearance of the offspring depends on which lynx species is used, as the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is more heavily spotted than the Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis). These hybrids have been bred in captivity and also occur naturally where a lynx or ...
All About the American Bobcat. Bobcats are a type of lynx native to North America. The name derives from their short, stubby tail compared to most other cat species. Bobcats are brownish gray in ...
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A bobcat on the Calero Creek Trail near San Jose, California. Three mammal species in the United States are referred to as "wild cats": the ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), the Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis), and the bobcat (Lynx rufus). However, none of these animals belong to Felis, the genus of the wildcat and the domestic cat.
D. Baxter the Bobcat is the furry but fiery Arizona Diamondback’s mascot that fans rooting for the team’s National League Championship pursuit are sure to have seen around Chase Field.
Eurasian lynx: Lynx lynx: 17.4–21.7 [15] (38-47) 38 (83) [50] 0.8–1.3 [51] 1.5 [52] [53] 60–71 [54] Asia, Europe: 10 Bobcat: Lynx rufus: 6.4–18.3 (14-40) 22.2 (49)(Verified) [55] 27 (59)(Unverified) [56] 0.475–1.25: 1.30: 30–60: North America: 11 Caracal: Caracal caracal: 9.8–14.5 [15] (21-31) 19 (41) [57] 0.78–1.08 [57] 1.08 ...