Submit your pet
Stumble this page!
Picture has been licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution.
Original source: http://www.lynxexsitu.es/fotos/lincesprogram/images/linces19.jpg
Author: (c)"Programa de Conservación Ex-situ del Lince Ibérico www.lynxexsitu.es"
Permission: This file is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License
Original source: http://www.lynxexsitu.es/fotos/lincesprogram/images/linces19.jpg
Author: (c)"Programa de Conservación Ex-situ del Lince Ibérico www.lynxexsitu.es"
Permission: This file is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License
Spanish lynx
Order : Carnivora
Family : Felidae
Subfamily : Felinae
Species : Lynx pardinus
The Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) or Spanish Lynx (Felis pardina) is the most threatened species of cat in the world. They live in Spain and according to a study done in 2005, the population contains no more than 100 Iberian lynxes . The male is larger than the female. They can become 13 years of age in the wild. At twilight, the Iberian lynx hunts alone on primarily rabbits, rodents, birds, reptiles and amphibians and continues during the night. They are threatened by feral dogs, poaching, habitat loss, collisions with vehicles and poisoning.
The Iberian lynx, pardel lynx, spanish lynx is listed as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species