Caucasian lynx
The Caucasian lynx (Lynx lynx dinniki), also known as the Caucasus lynx[1] or the 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.[2]
| Caucasian lynx | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | Felinae |
| Genus: | Lynx |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | L. l. dinniki |
| Trinomial name | |
| Lynx lynx dinniki (Satunin, 1915) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lynx lynx orientalis | |
See also
References
- "Caucasian Lynx (Lynx lynx dinniki)". Yerevan Zoo. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- 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. 2015: e.T12519A121707666. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
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