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Canada Lynx

Canada Lynx. Becca Chandos. Classification. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Lynx Species: Canadenis Closely related to the Eurasian Lynx. Physical Characteristics. 30-40 inches long from head to tail

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Canada Lynx

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  1. Canada Lynx Becca Chandos

  2. Classification • Kingdom: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Class: Mammalia • Order: Carnivora • Family: Felidae • Genus: Lynx • Species: Canadenis Closely related to the Eurasian Lynx

  3. Physical Characteristics • 30-40 inches long from head to tail • Males usually weigh 25-35 lbs • Females usually weigh 15-20 lbs • Some older lynxes have facial fur that ends in a white, forked goatee • Coloration changes but is usually yellowish-brown in summer and frosty grey in the winter • Short black-tipped tail and triangle shaped, black-tipped ears

  4. Distribution • Canada • Alaska • Some continental U.S. states along the Canadian border

  5. Habitat • Most live deep in forests • Home range – an area of land it calls its own, where it eats, sleeps, hunts and pretty much everything else it does in it daily life

  6. Conservation Status • Least concern • Staying stable

  7. Reproductive Characteristics • A male will follow a female during the mating season • Usually has 2-5 kittens

  8. Parental Care • Kittens stay with their mother for 9 months • The father does not help raise them

  9. Longevity and Mortality • Usually live for 10 years or less, but can live up to 15 years • No difference in longevity between male and females • Usually will live 14-17 years in captivity

  10. Seasonal Patterns • No behavioral seasonal changes • Migrate? No • Hibernate? No • Undergo torpor? No

  11. Diet • The Canada Lynx feeds almost exclusively on the Snowshoe Hare

  12. Predator Relationships • Predators include: • Cougars • Wolves • Coyotes • Humans • Predators do not have a huge impact on the conservation status

  13. Human Relationships • They try to avoid all human contact • They are used for their fur • Doesn’t impact the conservation status much

  14. Fun Facts • They have really really sharp teeth • They are not fast runners • They are really shy

  15. Works Cited Animal Diversity Web. Regents of the University of Michigan, 2012. Web. 23 Mar. 2013. <http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Lynx_canadensis/>. Canadian Geographic. Canadian Geograpthic Enterprises, 2013. Web. 22 Mar. 2013. <http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/kids/animal-facts/canada_lynx.asp>. Hodge, Deborah. Wild Cats. Buffalo: Kids Can Press Ltd., 1997. Print. The ICUN Red List of Threatend Species. International Unicon for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, n.d. Web. 23 Mar. 2013. <http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/12518/0>. Kobalenko, Jerry. Forest Cats of North America. Richmond Hill, Ontario: Firefly Books Ltd., 1997. Print. National Wildlife Federation. National Wildlife Federation, 2013. Web. 2 Mar. 2013. <http://www.nwf.org/wildlife/wildlife-library/mammals/canada-lynx.aspx>. Nature Works. New Hampshire Public Television, 2013. Web. 2 Mar. 2013. <http://www.nhptv.org/ natureworks/lynx.htm>. Schneider, Jost. Lynx. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, Inc., 1995. Print. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Species Profile. N.p., 2 Mar. 2013. Web. 2 Mar. 2013. <http://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=A073>.

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