Caucasian lynx
| Caucasian lynx | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Genus: | Lynx |
| Species: | L. lynx |
| Subspecies: | L. l. dinniki |
| Trinomial name | |
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Lynx lynx dinniki (Satunin, 1915) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Lynx lynx orientalis |
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Lynx lynx orientalis
(Satunin, 1905)
The Caucasian lynx (Lynx lynx dinniki), also known as Caucasus lynx or Eastern lynx, is a subspecies of Eurasian lynx native in the Caucasus. It lives in the Middle East. There are 680 mature individuals in the northern Caucasus as of 2013. It is proposed for the Caucasian lynx to be listed as Vulnerable in Iran.
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