Siberian lynx

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Siberian lynx
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A Siberian lynx at Dartmoor Zoological Park, England.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Felinae
Genus: Lynx
Species:
Subspecies:
L. l. wrangeli
Trinomial name
Lynx lynx wrangeli
(Ognev, 1928)
Synonyms

Lynx lynx cervaria
(Temminck, 1824)

The Siberian lynx (Lynx lynx wrangeli), also known as the East Siberian lynx, is a subspecies of Eurasian lynx living in the Russian Far East, North Korea, Mongolia, and China (Manchuria and eastern Inner Mongolia). It lives in the Stanovoy Range and east of the Yenisei River. There were 5,890 mature individuals in the Russian Far East as of 2013. [1] Prey include the Siberian roe deer. [2] The Siberian lynx is the second most common subspecies of the Eurasian lynx. According to a study done on the mortality of Eurasian lynx, the Siberian lynx lives to an average age of 15 years. [3]

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References

  1. Breitenmoser, U.; Breitenmoser-Würsten, C.; Lanz, T.; von Arx, M.; Antonevich, A.; Bao, W. & Avgan, B. (2015). "Lynx lynx". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T12519A121707666. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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  3. Heaver, J, Waters, M. A retrospective study of mortality in Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in UK zoos. Zoo Biology. 2019; 38: 200– 208. doi:10.1002/zoo.21476