Lynx canadensis

(Kerr, 1792)

Canadian Lynx

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Feliformia
Infraorder : Feloidea
Family : Felidae
Subfamily : Felinae
Genus : Lynx

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Kerr, R. 1792. The Animal Kingdom, or Zoological System of the celebrated Sir Charles Linnaeus. Class I. Mammalia. A. Strahan, T. Cadell, and W. Creech, Edinburgh, 462 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664181

Original name as described

Felis Lynx canadensis

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Canada.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(AK,WA,MT,WY?,CO,MN,WI?,MI?,VT?,NH,ME)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006006

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Lynx canadensis mollipilosus

Stone, 1900

Family

Felidae

Root name

mollipilosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 6905 (= "EAM 141")

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

48

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24693928

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Lynx subsolanus

Bangs, 1897

Family

Felidae

Root name

subsolanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-1190

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-1190

Authority page

49

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263246

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Felis Lynx canadensis

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Felidae

Root name

canadensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

157

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664181

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Ward (1910:507, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Felis Canadensis

(Godman, 1826)

Family

Felidae

Root name

canadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

302

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49165608

Authority publication

Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Godman (1826:302, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49165608) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67289)
  2. Lesson (1827:191, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207659) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Lesson (1842:57) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Lynx borealis canadensis

F. W. True, 1885

Family

Felidae

Root name

canadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

611

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306405

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:611, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Lynx canadensis

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Felidae

Root name

canadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

271

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806194

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:271, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:281, 282) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12518) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12518) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006006) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12518/101138963) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lynx canadensis canadensis

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Felidae

Root name

canadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

271

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806194

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:271, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Lynx canadensis subsolanus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

subsolanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

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