Lynx
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| Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | Felinae |
| Genus: | Lynx Kerr, 1792 |
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| Lynx lynx Linnaeus, 1758 |
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A lynx (/ˈlɪŋks/;[2] plural lynx or lynxes[3]) is ony o the fower species within the Lynx genus o medium-sized wildcats. The name "lynx" originatit in Middle Inglis via Latin frae the Greek wird "λύγξ",[2] derived frae the Indo-European ruit "*leuk-", meanin "licht, brichtness",[4] in reference tae the luminescence o its reflective eyes.[4] Thare is considerable confusion aboot the baist way tae classify felids at present, an some authorities classify them as pairt o the genus Felis.
Neither the caracal, sometimes cried the Persie lynx or African lynx, nor the jungle cat, cried the swamp lynx, is a member o the Lynx genus.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 541–542. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Definition of lynx from Oxford Dictionary". Oxford Dictionary. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
- ↑ "lynx — Definition from Longman English Dictionary Online". Longman Dictionary. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Lynx". Retrieved October 5, 2010.
Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]
- SOS Lynx: Photos, news an information aboot the Iberie lynx in Inglis an Portuguese
- Canadae lynx in the soothren Rockies
- The Iberian Lynx The naitural history o the Iberie lynx
- The Naiture Conservatory's Species Profile: Lynx
- Canadae lynx (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)
- Lynx research in the Bavarie Forest Naitional Pairk
- Forest Service lynx research – RMRS
- Smithsonian Magazine: Trackin The Elusive Lynx
