Lynx

Lynx
	The four species of lynx. From top-left, clockwise: Eurasian lynx (L. lynx), Iberian lynx (L. pardinus), bobcat (L. rufus), Canada lynx (L. canadensis)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	Felidae
Subfamily:	Felinae
Genus:	Lynx; Kerr, 1792
Type species
	Felis lynx; Linnaeus, 1758
Species
	Lynx lynx Linnaeus, 1758; Lynx canadensis Kerr, 1792; Lynx pardinus (Temminck, 1827); Lynx rufus (Schreber, 1777); †Lynx issiodorensis (Croizet & Jobert, 1828); †Lynx thomasi Geraads, 1980; †Lynx hei Jiangzuo et al., 2022;
	Lynx ranges: Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) Canadian lynx (Lynx canadensis) Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) Bobcat (Lynx rufus)

A lynx (/lɪŋks/; pl.: lynx or lynxes) is any of the four extant species (the Canada lynx, Iberian lynx, Eurasian lynx and the bobcat) within the medium-sized wild cat genus Lynx. The name originated in Middle English via Latin from the Greek word lynx (λύγξ), derived from the Indo-European root leuk- ("light", "brightness"), in reference to the luminescence of its reflective eyes.

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