Iberian lynx

Diet

Carnivore

Mass

12 kg

IUCN status

Vulnerable (VU)

In short

The Iberian lynx is one of four extant species of Lynx, a genus of medium-sized wild cats. It is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. Fossils suggest that it has been present in Iberia since the end of the Early Pleistocene around 1 million years ago. It is a monotypic species and is thought to have evolved from Lynx issiodorensis.

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The Iberian lynx is one of four extant species of Lynx, a genus of medium-sized wild cats.

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