Spanish Lynx Conservation status: Critical
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Lynx Species: L. pardinus
Binomial name
Lynx pardinus (Temminck, 1827)

The Spanish Lynx (Lynx pardinus, sometimes Felis pardina) or Iberian Lynx is sometimes classified as a subspecies of the Eurasian Lynx, but most authorities regard it as a separate species. While the Eurasian Lynx bears rather pallid markings, the Spanish Lynx has distinctive, leopard-like spots. It is furthermore smaller than its northern relative and hence hardly able to hunt animals larger than hares, and rabbits are its main prey. However, when hungry, the Spanish Lynx may attack young deer or mouflons. Download high resolution version (950x670, 217 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Bilateria  Acoelomorpha  Orthonectida  Rhombozoa  Myxozoa  Superphylum Deuterostomia     Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Subclass Monotremata Monotremata Subclass Marsupialia Didelphimorphia Paucituberculata Microbiotheria Dasyuromorphia Peramelemorphia Notoryctemorphia Diprotodontia Subclass Placentalia Xenarthra Dermoptera Desmostylia Scandentia Primates Rodentia Lagomorpha Insectivora Chiroptera Pholidota Carnivora Perissodactyla Artiodactyla Cetacea Afrosoricida Macroscelidea Tubulidentata Hyracoidea Proboscidea Sirenia The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals characterized by the presence of mammary glands... Families Canidae Felidae Herpestidae Hyaenidae Mephitidae Mustelidae Nandiniidae Odobenidae Pinnipedia Procyonidae Ursidae Viverridae The diverse order Carnivora includes over 260 placental mammals. ... Subfamilies Felinae Pantherinae Acinonychinae Machairodontinae (extinct) All cats are members of the family Felidae. ... Species Lynx lynx Lynx canadensis Lynx pardinus Lynx rufus A Lynx is any of several medium-sized wild cats. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... Coenraad Jacob Temminck (March 31, 1778 - January 30, 1858) was a Dutch aristocrat and zoologist. ... 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Binomial name Lynx lynx (Linnaeus, 1758) The Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) is a medium-sized cat of European and Siberian forests, where it is one of the major predators. ... Binomial name Panthera pardus (Linnaeus, 1758) Leopards (Panthera pardus) are one of the four big cats of the genus Panthera. ... Species Many, see text Hares and jackrabbits belong to family Leporidae, and mostly in genus Lepus. ... Genera Pentalagus Bunolagus Nesolagus Romerolagus Brachylagus Sylvilagus Oryctolagus Poelagus The bane of Australian farmers - the wild rabbit An old rabbit trap Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae, found in many parts of the world. ... Genera About 15 in 4 subfamilies. ... Binomial name Ovis musimon Pallas, 1762 The Mouflon (Ovis musimon), one of the Caprinae or goat antelopes, is thought to be one of the two ancestors for all modern sheep breeds. ...

This lynx was once distributed over all of Spain and Portugal. It is now largely restricted to mountainous areas, because it is extinct in the lowlands. Spanish Lynxes prefer open grassland with few trees. They hunt at night, and in the daytime they hide under the shrubs. Species Lynx lynx Lynx canadensis Lynx pardinus Lynx rufus A Lynx is any of several medium-sized wild cats. ...

The Spanish Lynx is critically endangered and the world's most threatened species of cat. Estimates of March 2005 have put the figure in as few as 100, down from a thousand a decade ago, scattered in tiny reservations. A very few may remain in Portugal, but in fact the only breeding populations left are in Spain, located in the Coto Doñana National Park and in the Sierra de Andújar, Jaén. Lynxes and their habitats are fully protected and not hunted anymore, but they are critically endangered, mainly due to road casualties, illegal hunting and the decimation of hares and rabbits, its almost exclusive prey, by diseases like myxomatosis and haemorrhagic pneumonia. The American bison numbered as few as 750 in 1890 due to extreme overhunting. ... Subfamilies Felinae Pantherinae Acinonychinae Machairodontinae (extinct) All cats are members of the family Felidae. ... Doñana National Park (Parque Nacional de Doñana), also called Coto de Doñana, is a national park and wildlife refuge in southwestern Spain. ... Andújar (the ancient Slilurgi), a town of southern Spain, in the province of Jaén; on the right bank of the river Guadalquivir and the Madrid-Córdoba railway. ... Jaén Province may refer to Jaén Province, Spain Jaén Province, Peru This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Genera Pentalagus Bunolagus Nesolagus Romerolagus Brachylagus Sylvilagus Oryctolagus Poelagus The bane of Australian farmers - the wild rabbit An old rabbit trap Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae, found in many parts of the world. ... Myxomatosis is a disease which infects only rabbits. ...

However, there is still hope of survival after the birth of three cubs in captivity for the very first time, announced in March 29, 2005. Efforts to preserve the lynx's habitat have also to receive a boost from a football entrepreneur and businessman Corrado Correggi, who named his team, Algarve United, after the lynxes and who has promised to donate 10% of the gate receipts and 10% of membership fees to lynx conservation. March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Entrepreneur is an import from the same French word. ... Algarve United is an association football (soccer) club based in Faro, Portugal. ...

External links

• The Iberian LynxThe natural history of the Iberian lynx
• [1]A BBC report on the population decline
• [2]A more critical view
• [3]About the birth of the cubs in captivity
• [4] A BBC report of a football team sponsoring lynx conservation.
• [5] IUCN species information