Caucasian lynx

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Caucasian lynx
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Felinae
Genus: Lynx
Species:
L. lynx
Subspecies:
L. l. dinniki
Trinomial name
Lynx lynx dinniki
(Satunin, 1915)
Synonyms
Lynx lynx orientalis(Satunin, 1905)

The Caucasian lynx (Lynx lynx dinniki), also known as the Caucasus lynx [1] or the eastern lynx, is a subspecies of Eurasian lynx native in the Caucasus, Iran, Turkey, and European Russia.

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Conservation

It is proposed for the Caucasian lynx to be listed as Vulnerable in Iran. [2] In Azerbaijan, it is listed as Least Concern, [3] and as Critically Endangered in Georgia. [4] Some work has been done in Armenia to determine a conservation plan. [5] A new breeding population of Caucasian lynx was detected in eastern Turkey, which is facing habitat loss and prey depletion. [6]

Stamp

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2015 Armenian postage stamp featuring the Caucasian lynx

In 2015, the Caucasian lynx was featured on an Armenian postage stamp.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Caucasian Lynx (Lynx lynx dinniki)". Yerevan Zoo. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Breitenmoser, U.; Breitenmoser-Würsten, C.; Lanz, T.; von Arx, M.; Antonevich, A.; Bao, W.; Avgan, B. (2017) [errata version of 2015 assessment]. "Lynx lynx". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T12519A121707666. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Guliyev, S. M. & Kerimova, I. G. (2015). "Modern state of the Red Book mammalia and Insecta in the Azerbaijan territories of the Greater Caucasus" (PDF). Annals of Biological Research. 6 (5): 33–38.
  4. ↑ Breitenmoser, U. (2010). Large Carnivores of Caucasus (PDF). 19th International Conference on Bear Research and Management, 18 May 2010. Tbilisi (Georgia).
  5. ↑ Abrahamyan, M. (2018). Caucasian Lynx in Armenia (PDF). ruffordog.s3.amazonaws.com (Report).
  6. ↑ Chynoweth, M. W.; Oban, E.; Sekercioğlu, Ç. H. (2015). "Conservation of a new breeding population of Caucasian lynx (Lynx lynx dinniki) in eastern Turkey". Turkish Journal of Zoology. 39: 541–543. doi: 10.3906/zoo-1405-10 .


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