Lynx lynx

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Eurasian 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

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033854

Original name as described

Felis lynx

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

Wennersborg, S Sweden.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

France · Switzerland · Liechtenstein · Germany · Austria · Czech Republic · Poland · Slovakia · Hungary · Slovenia · Croatia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Montenegro? · Serbia? · Kosovo? · Greece? · Bulgaria · Romania · Moldova? · Ukraine · Lithuania · Latvia · Estonia · Norway · Sweden · Finland · Russia · Georgia · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Turkey · Iraq · Iran · Turkmenistan · Uzbekistan · Kazakhstan · Kyrgyzstan · Tajikistan · Afghanistan · Pakistan · India · Nepal · Bhutan? · China · Mongolia · North Korea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006007

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Felis lynx wardi

(Lydekker, 1904)

Family

Felidae

Root name

wardi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.10.14.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/13030177-be8b-4496-b6af-eb8860ab380e

Authority page

576

Authority publication

The Field

Name usages

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

Lynx lynx kozlovi

Fetisov, 1950

Family

Felidae

Root name

kozlovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

IGU 80

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

21

Authority publication

Izv. Bio-geogr. n.-i. in-ta, Irkutsk

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Felis lynx

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Felidae

Root name

lynx

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

43

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033854

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:525, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Cuvier (1797:119, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  3. Daudin (1802:161, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  4. Fischer (1814:xii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130073) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  5. Illiger (1815:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080920) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  6. Billberg (1827:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67228)
  7. Lesson (1827:183, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207651) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  8. Lesson (1842:56) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  9. Blyth (1863:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534692) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  10. Ward (1910:506, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  11. Corbet & Hill (1980:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Felis Lynx vulgaris melinus

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Felidae

Root name

melinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

157

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

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

Felis Lynx vulgaris

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Felidae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

157

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

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

Lynx lynx wrangeli

Ognev, 1928

Family

Felidae

Root name

wrangeli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN O. 12692

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

23

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Lynchus isabellinus kamensis

(Satunin, 1905)

Family

Felidae

Root name

kamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN O. 7699, ZIN S. 6186

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

536

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Imperiale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg

Name usages

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

Lynx lynx neglectus

Stroganov, 1962

Family

Felidae

Root name

neglectus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-41310

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-41310

Authority page

408

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Felis (Lynx) lynx stroganovi

(Heptner, 1969)

Family

Felidae

Root name

stroganovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

ZMMU S-41310

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-41310

Authority page

1258-1260

Authority publication

Зоологический Журнал

Felis lyncina

(J. A. Wagner, 1851)

Family

Felidae

Root name

lyncinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

252

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11385640

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Lynx vulgaris

Fitzinger, 1855

Family

Felidae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

282

Authority publication

Vienna

Name usages

Fitzinger (1855:282) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65926)

Lynx borealis

F. W. True, 1885

Family

Felidae

Root name

borealis

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)

Felis lycina

(Trouessart, 1897)

Family

Felidae

Root name

lycina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

367

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53434909

Authority publication

Berlin

Felis lynx isabellina

(J. R. Ward, 1910)

Family

Felidae

Root name

isabellina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

507

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016150

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Lynx lynx

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Felidae

Root name

lynx

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

282

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:282) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12519) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12519) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006007) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12519/121707666) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lynx lynx isabellinus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

isabellinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

lynculus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

lynculus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

541

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005:541) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Lynx lynx lynx

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

lynx

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 (2009:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Lynx lynx stroganovi

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

stroganovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Lynx lynx wardi

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Felidae

Root name

wardi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

397

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Lynx lynx carpathicus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009

Family

Felidae

Root name

carpathicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

151

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Lynx lynx dinniki

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009

Family

Felidae

Root name

dinniki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

151

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Felis Lynx vulgaris albus

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Felidae

Root name

albus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

157

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

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

Felis borealis

(Thunberg, 1798)

Family

Felidae

Root name

borealis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

14

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:184, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207652) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis kattlo

(von Schrank, 1798)

Family

Felidae

Root name

kattlo

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

52

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31376131

Authority publication

Nuremberg

Name usages

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

Felis lyncula

(Nilsson, 1820)

Family

Felidae

Root name

lyncula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

14

Authority publication

Lund

Name usages

Billberg (1827:10) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67228)

Felis cervaria

(Temminck, 1825)

Family

Felidae

Root name

cervarius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

106

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52681252

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:184, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207652) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:56) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis lupulinus

(Thunberg, 1825)

Family

Felidae

Root name

lupulinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

189

Authority publication

Denkschriften der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, München

Name usages

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

Felis vulpinus

(Thunberg, 1825)

Family

Felidae

Root name

vulpinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

192

Authority publication

Denkschriften der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, München

Name usages

  1. Billberg (1827:10) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67228)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis virgata

(Nilsson, 1829)

Family

Felidae

Root name

virgatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

4

Authority publication

Lund

Name usages

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

felis Engiholiensis

(Schmerling, 1834)

Family

Felidae

Root name

engiholiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43576808

Authority publication

Liège

Felis minuta

(R. Wagner, 1835)

Family

Felidae

Root name

minutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

99

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13702736

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Felis Lynchus

(Hodgson, 1842)

Family

Felidae

Root name

lynchus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

276

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39999999

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Felis isabellina

(E. Blyth, 1847)

Family

Felidae

Root name

isabellinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1178

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126757

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Blyth (1863:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534692) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Lyncus tibetanus

(J. E. Gray, 1863)

Family

Felidae

Root name

tibetanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

4

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

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

Leopardus irbisoides

(Woldřich, 1893)

Family

Felidae

Root name

irbisoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

571

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7217338

Authority publication

Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Lynx pardina orientalis

Satunin, 1905

Family

Felidae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

166

Authority publication

Mitteilungen des Kaukasischen Museums

Name usages

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

Lynx dinniki

Satunin, 1915

Family

Felidae

Root name

dinniki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

391

Authority publication

Mitteilungen des Kaukasischen Museums

Name usages

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

Felis lynx var. baicalensis

(Dybowsky, 1922)

Family

Felidae

Root name

baicalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

351

Authority publication

Arch. Tow. Nauk. Lwow

Name usages

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

Lynx lynx orientalis aber. guttata

Smirnov, 1922

Family

Felidae

Root name

guttata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

infrasubspecific

Authority page

37

Authority publication

Ann. Univ. Azerbaidjan

Name usages

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

Lynx lynx orientalis aber. virgata

Smirnov, 1922

Family

Felidae

Root name

virgata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

infrasubspecific · preoccupied

Authority page

37

Authority publication

Ann. Univ. Azerbaidjan

Pardus Begoueni

(Bégouen, 1927)

Family

Felidae

Root name

begoueni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

Revue d'Anthropologie

Lynx Lynx strandi

Kormos, 1932

Family

Felidae

Root name

strandi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

148-161

Authority publication

Folia Zoologica et Hydrobiologica

Lyx lyx Sub. sp. balcanicus

(Bureš, 1941)

Family

Felidae

Root name

balcanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

51

Authority publication

Priroda

Lynx lynx orientalis carpathicus

Kratochvíl & Štollmann, 1963

Family

Felidae

Root name

carpathicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

infrasubspecific

Authority page

315

Authority publication

Zoologické Listy

Lynx lynx martinoi

Mirić, 1978

Family

Felidae

Root name

martinoi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

30

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, Belgrade

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