Canada lynx - Wikipedia
WEBThe Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) or Canadian lynx is one of the four living species in the genus Lynx. It is a medium-sized wild cat characterized by long, dense fur, triangular ears with black tufts at the tips, and broad, snowshoe -like paws.
Canada Lynx - National Wildlife Federation
WEBThe Canada lynx is like a gray ghost of the North—elusive, evading human contact. It stands about 20 inches (51 centimeters) tall at the shoulder but weighs about 20 pounds (nine kilograms)—scarcely more than a large house cat.
WEBThe Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis), the only lynx in North America, is a rare forest-dwelling cat of northern latitudes. Lynx feed primarily on snowshoe hares but also will eat small mammals and birds.
Canada Lynx - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WEBThe Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) is a mid-sized boreal forest carnivore that occurs across most of northern North America. In the contiguous United States, Canada lynx were designated as a distinct population segment and listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 2000.
Animal Facts: Canada Lynx - Canadian Geographic
WEBJun 9, 2019 · As one of Canada’s most elusive cats, the Canada lynx is known for its triangular black-tipped ears and fluffy coat. Snowshoe hares are such an important source of food for Canada lynx that when hare populations fall, so does the number of lynx.
WEBLynx occur in areas of deep, fluffy snow where they have a competitive advantage over bobcats and other predators. Survey: Lynx can be detected using snow track or camera trap surveys over large township-sized areas.
WEBOn Cape Breton Island, a study that involved radio transmitters attached to adult lynxes measured home ranges of 12 to 19 km2 in winter and 27 to 32 km2 in summer. In Canada, scientists have measured daily travelling distances for lynxes ranging from less than a kilometre to 19 km.
Canada Lynx - U.S. National Park Service
WEBJul 17, 2024 · A Canada lynx sits in the snow. Canada lynx are similar to bobcats in appearance, but they differ in several distinct ways. Lynx are grayer in color, with less distinctive spotting, and they have much larger paws and longer ear tufts. The tip of the lynx’s tail is entirely black, while the tail tip of a bobcat is not.
NCC: Canada lynx - Nature Conservancy of Canada
WEBThe Canada lynx can be found in intact forests of Canada and the U.S. (Alaska). Its distribution stretches south of the Canadian border through the Rocky Mountains, and also in states surrounding the Great Lakes and northern New England.
Canada Lynx - WILDLIFE LEARNING CENTER
WEBCanada lynxes are adapted for a cold, northern climate having a thick winter coat and extra large paws that act like snowshoes for hunting and traveling in deep, soft snow. The main prey of the Canada lynx is the snowshoe hare.