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Lynx rufus (Bobcat)

Synonyms: Felis calcaratus; Felis rufus; Lynx compressus
Language: French; Spanish

Wikipedia Abstract

The bobcat (Lynx rufus) is a North American cat that appeared during the Irvingtonian stage of around 1.8 million years ago (AEO). Containing 12 recognized subspecies, it ranges from southern Canada to central Mexico, including most of the continental United States. The bobcat is an adaptable predator that inhabits wooded areas, as well as semidesert, urban edge, forest edges, and swampland environments. It remains in some of its original range, but populations are vulnerable to local extinction ("extirpation") by coyotes and domestic animals. With a gray to brown coat, whiskered face, and black-tufted ears, the bobcat resembles the other species of the mid-sized Lynx genus. It is smaller on average than the Canada lynx, with which it shares parts of its range, but is about twice as large
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Infraspecies

Lynx rufus baileyi (Bobcat)
Lynx rufus californicus (Bobcat)
Lynx rufus escuinapae (Mexican bobcat)
Lynx rufus fasciatus (Bobcat)
Lynx rufus floridanus (Bobcat)
Lynx rufus gigas (Bobcat)
Lynx rufus oaxacensis (Bobcat)
Lynx rufus pallescens (Bobcat)
Lynx rufus peninsularis (Bobcat)
Lynx rufus rufus (bobcat)
Lynx rufus superiorensis (Bobcat)
Lynx rufus texensis (Bobcat)

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
4
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
25
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 9.87
EDGE Score: 2.39
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  18.96 lbs (8.60 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  265 grams
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Vertebrates)
Diet - Endothermic [2]  100 %
Forages - Ground [2]  100 %
Female Maturity [1]  1 year
Male Maturity [1]  2 years
Gestation [1]  65 days
Litter Size [1]  3
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  32 years
Nocturnal [3]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [4]  37 inches (95 cm)
Weaning [1]  65 days

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

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Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
California Floristic Province Mexico, United States No
Madrean Pine-Oak Woodlands Mexico, United States No
Mesoamerica Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama No

Habitat Vegetation Classification

Name Location  Website 
Black Oak - White Oak - Hickory Forest United States (Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Indiana); Canada (Ontario)
Interior Low Plateau Chestnut Oak Forest United States (Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee)
Interior Low Plateau Post Oak - Blackjack Oak Woodland United States (Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois)
Ozark-Ouachita Shortleaf Pine - Black Oak Woodland United States (Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas)
Southern Appalachian Beech Gap United States (North Carolina, Tennessee)
Southern Red Oak - Mixed Oak Forest United States (Tennessee, Illinois, Kentucky)
West Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Longleaf Pine Savanna (High Terraces Type) United States (Louisiana, Texas)

Prey / Diet

Prey / Diet Overlap

Predators

Cathartes aura (Turkey Vulture)[5]
Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Bald Eagle)[5]

Consumers

Range Map

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
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