Lynx Kerr 1792

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Lynx Kerr 1792

Lynx Kerr 1792 , in: Linnaeus, Anim. Kingdom, Vol. 1: 155.

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 .

Species and subspecies: 4 species with 20 subspecies:

Species Lynx canadensis Kerr 1792

Subspecies Lynx canadensis subsp. canadensis Kerr 1792

Subspecies Lynx canadensis subsp. mollipilosus Stone 1900

Subspecies Lynx canadensis subsp. subsolanus Bangs 1897

Species Lynx lynx ( Linnaeus 1758)

Subspecies Lynx lynx subsp. lynx Linnaeus 1758

Subspecies Lynx lynx subsp. isabellinus Blyth 1847

Subspecies Lynx lynx subsp. kozlovi Fetisov 1950

Subspecies Lynx lynx subsp. sardiniae Mola 1908

Subspecies Lynx lynx subsp. stroganovi Heptner 1969

Species Lynx pardinus Temminck 1827

Species Lynx rufus ( Schreber 1777)

Subspecies Lynx rufus subsp. rufus Schreber 1777

Subspecies Lynx rufus subsp. baileyi Merriam 1890

Subspecies Lynx rufus subsp. californicus Mearns 1897

Subspecies Lynx rufus subsp. escuinapae J. A. Allen 1903

Subspecies Lynx rufus subsp. fasciatus Rafinesque 1817

Subspecies Lynx rufus subsp. floridanus Rafinesque 1817

Subspecies Lynx rufus subsp. gigas Bangs 1897

Subspecies Lynx rufus subsp. oaxacensis Goodwin 1963

Subspecies Lynx rufus subsp. pallescens Merriam 1899

Subspecies Lynx rufus subsp. peninsularis Thomas 1898

Subspecies Lynx rufus subsp. superiorensis Peterson and Downing 1952

Subspecies Lynx rufus subsp. texensis J. A. Allen 1895

Discussion: Revised by Matyushkin (1979), Werdelin (1981), and García-Perea (1992), who recognized the generic status of Lynx . Groves (1982 a), Hemmer (1978), and McKenna and Bell (1997) considered Lynx a subgenus of Felis .