Iberian lynx
Lynx pardinus
VulnerablePhoto: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mammalcarnivore
The Iberian lynx is a wild cat found only in the Iberian Peninsula. It’s one of four lynx species and has lived there for about a million years. This spotted feline evolved from an ancient lynx ancestor.
- One of just four living lynx species worldwide.
- Has called the Iberian Peninsula home for roughly 1 million years.
- Descended from an extinct lynx species called Lynx issiodorensis.
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- Classification
- Mammal
- Scientific name
- Lynx pardinus
- Habitat
- Forest
- Regions in this directory
- Europe
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- medium
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable (VU)