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Lynx

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Carnivora
Subordo: Feliformia
Familia: Felidae
Subfamilia: Felinae
Genus: Lynx
Species: L. canadensis - †L. issiodorensis - L. lynx - L. pardinus - L. rufus

Name

Lynx Kerr, 1792

Type species: Felis lynx Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms

* Cervaria Gray, 1867
* Eucervaria Palmer, 1903
* Lynceus Gray, 1821
* Lynchus Jardine, 1834
* Lyncus Gray, 1825
* Pardina Kaup, 1829


References

* Lynx on Mammal Species of the World.
* Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World : A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2-volume set(3rd ed).
* Linnaeus: Anim. Kingdom 1: 157.

Vernacular names
Anglo-Saxon: Lox
Català: Linx
Česky: Rys
Dansk: Los
Deutsch: Luchs
Eesti: Ilves
English: Lynx
Español: Lince
Esperanto: Linko
Français: Lynx
한국어: 스라소니속
Hrvatski: Risovi
Ido: Linco
Italiano: Lince
עברית: שונר
Latviešu: Lūsis
Lietuvių: Lūšis
Magyar: Hiúz
Nederlands: Lynx
日本語: オオヤマネコ属
‪Norsk (bokmål)‬: Gaupe
Polski: Ryś
Português: Lince
Русский: Рыси
Suomi: Ilves
Svenska: Lodjur
Türkçe: Vaşak
Українська: Рись
中文: 猞猁屬

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