Lynx lynx, Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald, Deutschland
© Photo: Martin Mecnarowski

A lynx is any of the four extant species (the Canada lynx, Iberian lynx, Eurasian lynx and the bobcat) within the medium-sized wild cat genus Lynx.


© Jan Czeczotka
The name originated in Middle English via Latin from the Greek word lynx, derived from the Indo-European root *leuk- ('light', 'brightness'), in reference to the luminescence of its reflective eyes.

Norsk kattegaupe (Bjørneparken)
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