Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx Least concern
Where the Eurasian lynx lives – recorded in 9 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 90,094 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See small wild cats on the world map
| Scientific name | Lynx lynx |
|---|---|
| Group | Small wild cats |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 9 countries |
| Continents | Europe |
| Diet (main food) | Gliridae, vole, raccoon, roe deer, golden jackal, Western Capercaillie, chamois, Marmota, Nyctereutes procyonoides, dog, cat, Dama dama, Capra ibex, Willow Grouse, Mountain Hare, Ochotona, Siberian musk deer, sika deer, carrion, European Mole, wood mouse, Ovis, lemming, Pteromys volans, Common Blackbird, Grey Heron, mallard, Common Pheasant, Poponejo, Greylag Goose, European pine marten, muskrat, Lepus europaeus, Common Quail, goat, moose, Rangifer tarandus, Eurasian Red Squirrel, beaver, Lepus oiostolus, Sus scrofa, wild boar, European hedgehog, sheep, Red-legged Partridge, chicken, red deer, cattle, house mouse, red fox, Mustela nivalis nivalis, Himalayan marmot |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Family | Felidae |
Where does the Eurasian lynx live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Eurasian lynx in 9 countries and territories across Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: France, People's Republic of China, Russia, Germany, Estonia, Norway, Azerbaijan, Finland, Sweden, Poland, North Korea, Turkey.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
What does an Eurasian lynx eat?
Wikidata lists the main food source of the Eurasian lynx as: Gliridae, vole, raccoon, roe deer, golden jackal, Western Capercaillie, chamois, Marmota, Nyctereutes procyonoides, dog, cat, Dama dama, Capra ibex, Willow Grouse, Mountain Hare, Ochotona, Siberian musk deer, sika deer, carrion, European Mole, wood mouse, Ovis, lemming, Pteromys volans, Common Blackbird, Grey Heron, mallard, Common Pheasant, Poponejo, Greylag Goose, European pine marten, muskrat, Lepus europaeus, Common Quail, goat, moose, Rangifer tarandus, Eurasian Red Squirrel, beaver, Lepus oiostolus, Sus scrofa, wild boar, European hedgehog, sheep, Red-legged Partridge, chicken, red deer, cattle, house mouse, red fox, Mustela nivalis nivalis, Himalayan marmot.
Is the Eurasian lynx endangered?
The Eurasian lynx’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Eurasian lynx?
The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Felidae, genus Lynx. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Eurasian lynx
The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is one of the four extant species within the medium-sized wild cat genus Lynx. It is widely distributed from Northern, Central and Eastern Europe to Central Asia and Siberia, the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas. It inhabits temperate and boreal forests up to an elevation of 5,500 m (18,000 ft). Despite its wide distribution, it is threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation, poaching and depletion of prey.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eurasian lynx (revision 1373288028), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q43375 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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