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Canada Lynx

Lynx canadensis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 36, February 50, March 59, April 115, May 221, June 103, July 78, August 70, September 74, October 61, November 38, December 34.
United States4,844
Canada4,108
Ontario926
Quebec542
British Columbia529
Nunavut513
Alaska272
Alberta266
New Brunswick249
Yukon200

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
  • SolitaryLives alone except for matingFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderCarnivorans · Carnivora
FamilyFelids · Felidae
GenusLynxes · Lynx

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