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iberian_lynx
📅 Updated:2025-06-10
🕒 Created:2015-04-05
🆔 ID:7405
Description
The Iberian Lynx (Lynx Pardinus); (es, pt Lince Ibericó) is one of the four extant species in the Genus Lynx.
It inhabits the southern portion of the Iberian peninsula, mainly Andalusia, Spain. At the beginning of the 2000s the species reached the brink of extinction, after decades of poaching and prey depletion, being considered the most endangered felid species. Since then, due to reintroduction and conservation efforts, numbers have risen again, with 2021 individuals in the wild as of 2024. Iberian Lynxes are opportunistic hunters, though their main prey species is the european rabbit.
The Iberian lynx has short spotted, tan fur, with white coloration on its underparts. Some individuals feature brown forehead and back markings. In contrast to other lynx species, the Iberian Lynx has no winter coat. It features a short tail with a black tip, black ear tufts, inner ear fluff and often long cheek tufts.
Species:
- mammal
- feline
- lynx
- eurasian_lynx
- iberian_lynx
- canada_lynx
- bobcat
- lynx
- feline
More information:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberian_lynx
