Caucasian lynx
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. It is proposed for the Caucasian lynx to be listed as Vulnerable in Iran.[2]
| Caucasian lynx | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | Felinae |
| Genus: | Lynx |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | L. l. dinniki |
| Trinomial name | |
| Lynx lynx dinniki (Satunin, 1915) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lynx lynx orientalis | |
See also
References
- "Caucasian Lynx (Lynx lynx dinniki)". Yerevan Zoo. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- 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 13 January 2018.
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