Lynx ( ESSAY )

A lynx, is any of the four species within the Lynx genus of medium-sized, short tailed, with tufts of black hair on the tip of their ears, a large and padded paws for walking on snow and long whiskers on their face. Under their neck, they have a ruff which has black bars resembling a bow tie although most times, this characteristic is not visible. Neither the caracal, sometimes called the desert lynx, nor the jungle cat, called the jungle lynx, is a member of the Lynx genus. Here are the scientific classification of the lynx that I have found :

•  Kingdom: Animalia
•  Phylum: Chordata
•  Class: Mammalia
•  Order: Carnivora
•  Suborder: Feliformia
•  Family: Felidae
• Subfamily: Felinae
• Genus: Lynx

There are four living species of the Lynx genus, the Eurasian Lynx, Canada Lynx, Iberian Lynx, and the Bobcat, and they are all believed to have been evolved from the Issoire Lynx that was believed to lived in Europe and Africa during the late Pliocene to the early Pleistocene. Out of the four living descendants of the Issoire Lynx, the Eurasian Lynx is the largest in size. They are native to the European and Siberian forests. The Eurasian Lynx is the third largest predator in Europe, next to the Brown Bear, and the Grey Wolf. It is a strict carnivore, consuming only about one to two kilograms of meat every day. The Canada Lynx or the Canadian Lynx, is a North American felid that ranges in forest and tundra regions across Canada and into Alaska. The Canada Lynx is also a good climber and swimmer. The Iberian Lynx is an endangered species native to the Iberian Peninsula in Southern Europe. It is the most endangered species of cat in the whole wide world. According to the Portuguese conservation group SOS Lynx, if the Iberian Lynx became extinct, it will be the first feline extinction since the Smilodon 10,000 years ago. The bobcat is a famous North American wild cat. With 12 recognized subspecies, it is common throughout Southern Canada, the continental United States, and northern Mexico.