Caucasian lynx

Caucasian lynx
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Lynx
Species: L. lynx
Subspecies: L. l. dinniki
Trinomial name
Lynx lynx dinniki
(Satunin, 1915)
Synonyms

Lynx lynx orientalis
(Satunin, 1905)

The Caucasian lynx (Lynx lynx dinniki), also known as Caucasus lynx[2] or Eastern lynx, is a subspecies of Eurasian lynx native in the Caucasus. It lives in the Middle East. There are 680 mature individuals in the northern Caucasus as of 2013. It is proposed for the Caucasian lynx to be listed as Vulnerable in Iran.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Breitenmoser, U.; Breitenmoser-Würsten, C.; Lanz, T.; von Arx, M.; Antonevich, A.; Bao, W. & Avgan, B. (2015). "Lynx lynx". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature.
  2. "Caucasian Lynx (Lynx lynx dinniki)". Yerevan Zoo. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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