Lynx canadensis (Carnivora: Felidae)
Lynx canadensisKerr, 1792, commonly called the Canada lynx, is a medium size felid and is the second largest of the four species in the genus Lynx. It is distributed throughout the boreal forest of most of Canada and Alaska and across portions of the northern United States. It prefers dense, regener...
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ftbioone:10.1093/mspecies/sez019 2024-06-02T08:15:56+00:00 Lynx canadensis (Carnivora: Felidae) Maxime Lavoie Aurélie Renard Serge Larivière Maxime Lavoie Aurélie Renard Serge Larivière world 2019-12-10 text/HTML https://doi.org/10.1093/mspecies/sez019 en eng American Society of Mammalogists doi:10.1093/mspecies/sez019 All rights reserved. https://doi.org/10.1093/mspecies/sez019 Text 2019 ftbioone https://doi.org/10.1093/mspecies/sez019 2024-05-07T00:56:38Z Lynx canadensisKerr, 1792, commonly called the Canada lynx, is a medium size felid and is the second largest of the four species in the genus Lynx. It is distributed throughout the boreal forest of most of Canada and Alaska and across portions of the northern United States. It prefers dense, regenerating coniferous forests with moderate canopy and understory cover. L. canadensis is a snowshoe hare specialist, and its ecology, morphology, and behavior closely reflect that of its main prey. It is listed as “Least Concern” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, is on Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, and its population size trend is considered stable. However, the status of United States subpopulations, being largely peripheral to the Canadian population, is more tenuous and the species is protected. Text Alaska Lynx BioOne Online Journals Canada Mammalian Species 51 985 136 154 |
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Lynx canadensisKerr, 1792, commonly called the Canada lynx, is a medium size felid and is the second largest of the four species in the genus Lynx. It is distributed throughout the boreal forest of most of Canada and Alaska and across portions of the northern United States. It prefers dense, regenerating coniferous forests with moderate canopy and understory cover. L. canadensis is a snowshoe hare specialist, and its ecology, morphology, and behavior closely reflect that of its main prey. It is listed as “Least Concern” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, is on Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, and its population size trend is considered stable. However, the status of United States subpopulations, being largely peripheral to the Canadian population, is more tenuous and the species is protected. |
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