Siberian lynx

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Siberian lynx
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A Siberian lynx at Dartmoor Zoological Park, England.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Lynx
Species:
L. lynx
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 the second most common subspecies of the Eurasian lynx. This cat can be found in the Russian Far East, North Korea, Mongolia, and China (Manchuria and eastern Inner Mongolia), including 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] The Siberian lynx is mainly a forager, and its prey includes hares and Siberian roe deer. [2] [3] According to a study done on the mortality of Eurasian lynx, the Siberian lynx lives to an average age of 15 years. [4]

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Genetic and Morphological Studies

There are 6 main subspecies of Eurasian lynx. Other subspecies have been reported based on their geographic presence, such as Tien Shan and Altai lynx found around at these mountains and separated by the Junggar basin . A study conducted in 2024 had investigated the morphological and genetic differences between these subspecies of Eurasian Lynx (Lynx Lynx). It had determined that the morphological differences were gradual and not explicitly distinct, distinguishing them by DNA haplotypes that established that they separately shared haplotypes with one of the well known subspecies; The Tien Shien lynx with the Turkestan Lynx, and the Altai with the Siberian Lynx. [5]

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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.
  2. ↑ Heptner, V. G.; Sludskij, A. A. (1992) [1972]. "Lynx". Mlekopitajuščie Sovetskogo Soiuza. Moskva: Vysšaia Škola[Mammals of the Soviet Union. Volume II, Part 2. Carnivora (Hyaenas and Cats)]. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution and the National Science Foundation. pp. 524–636.
  3. ↑ Mengüllüoğlu, Deniz; Ambarlı, Hüseyin; Berger, Anne; Hofer, Heribert (2018). "Foraging ecology of Eurasian lynx populations in southwest Asia: Conservation implications for a diet specialist". Ecology and Evolution. 8 (18): 9451–9463. Bibcode:2018EcoEv...8.9451M. doi:10.1002/ece3.4439. ISSN   2045-7758. PMC   6194280 . PMID   30377514.
  4. ↑ 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
  5. ↑ Bizhanova, Nazerke; Nanova, Olga; Fadakar, Davoud; Grachev, Alexey; Hong, Zijia; Mohd Sah, Shahrul Anuar; Bizhanova, Zhansaya; Sablin, Mikhail; Grachev, Yuriy (2024-03-02). "Insights into subspecies classification and conservation priorities of Central Asian lynx populations revealed by morphometric and genetic analyses". Scientific Reports. 14 (1). doi:10.1038/s41598-024-55807-x. ISSN   2045-2322. PMC   10908838 . PMID   38431728.


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