Lynx pardinus

(Temminck, 1825)

Iberian 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

Temminck, C.J. 1825-04-09. Livraison 4. Pp. 73–156 in Temminck, C.J. 1827. Monographies de Mammalogie. G. Dufour et E. d'Ocagne, Paris, 268 pp.

Original name as described

Felis pardina

Other common names

Pardel Lynx · Spanish Lynx

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-2001-325

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Portugal.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Portugal · Spain

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

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