Lynx

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Feloidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Ferae Cladus: Pan-Carnivora Cladus: Carnivoramorpha Cladus: Carnivoraformes Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Feliformia Infraordo: Aeluroidea Superfamilia: Feloidea

Familia: Felidae
Subfamilia: Felinae
Genus: Lynx
Species (4 + †1): L. canadensis – †L. issiodorensis – L. lynx – L. pardinus – L. rufus

Name

Lynx Kerr, 1792: 155

Type species: Felis lynx Linnaeus, 1758, by absolute tautonymy.

Synonyms

Cervaria Gray, 1867
Eucervaria Palmer, 1903
Lynceus Gray, 1821
Lynchus Jardine, 1834
Lyncus Gray, 1825
Pardina Kaup, 1829

References

Primary references

Kerr, R. 1792. The animal kingdom or zoological system, of the celebrated Sir Charles Linnaeus. Class I. Mammalia. A. Strahan and T. Cadell: London; W. Creech: Edinburgh. XII + 30 unnumbered + 1–400 pp. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page.

Links

Lynx in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Vernacular names

Ænglisc: Lo
العربية: وشق
авар: ЦӀиркъ
azərbaycanca: Vaşaq
беларуская: Рысі
български: Рисове
brezhoneg: Liñs
català: Linx
ᏣᎳᎩ: ᎬᎮ
čeština: Rys
dansk: Los
Deutsch: Luchse
dolnoserbski: Rys
Ελληνικά: Λύγκας
Esperanto: Linko
eesti: Ilve
euskara: Katamotz
فارسی: سیاهگوش
suomi: Ilvekset
français: Lynx
furlan: Linç
Frysk: Lynksen
Gaeilge: Lincse
Gàidhlig: Lioncs
galego: Lince
עברית: שונר
हिन्दी: लिंक्स
hrvatski: Risovi
hornjoserbsce: Rys
magyar: Hiúz
հայերեն: Լուսան
Ido: Linco
íslenska: Gaupa
italiano: Lince
日本語: オオヤマネコ属
한국어: 스라소니속
лакку: ЦӀиникь
lietuvių: Lūšys
latviešu: Lūši
монгол: Шилүүс
မြန်မာဘာသာ: ကြောင်မြီးတို
Plattdüütsch: Löss
Nederlands: Lynxen
norsk: Ekte gauper
occitan: Linx
ирон: Стай
polski: Ryś
português: Lince
українська: Рись