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Bobcat - Lynx rufus
The Bobcat (Lynx rufus) is a North American mammal of the cat family Felidae, appearing during the Irvingtonian stage of around 1.8 million years ago (AEO). With twelve recognized subspecies, it ranges from southern Canada to northern Mexico, including most of the continental United States. The bobcat is an adaptable predator that inhabits wooded areas, as well as semi-desert, urban edge, forest edges, and swampland environments. The adult bobcat is 47.5 to 125 cm (18.7 to 49 in) long from the head to the base of the tail, averaging 82.7 cm (32.6 in); the stubby tail adds 9 to 20 cm (3.5 to 7.9 in) and, due to its "bobbed" appearance, it gives the species its name. An adult stands about 30 to 60 cm (12 to 24 in) at the shoulders. Adult males can range in weight from 6.4 to 18.3 kg (14 to 40 lb), with an average of 9.6 kg (21 lb); females at 4.1 to 15.3 kg (9.0 to 34 lb), with an average of 6.8 kg (15 lb). The largest bobcat accurately measured on record weighed 22.2 kg (49 lb), although there are unverified reports of them reaching 27 kg (60 lb). The bobcat is able to go for long periods without food, but will eat heavily when prey is abundant. During lean periods, it will often prey on larger animals that it can kill and return to feed on later. The bobcat hunts by stalking its prey and then ambushing it with a short chase or pounce.
Canadian Lynx - Lynx canadensis
The Canadian lynx ranges in Alaska, Canada, and the states of Montana, Idaho, Washington, and possibly some New England states such as New York and Maine in the United States. Canadian lynxes can easily be distinguished from bobcats by their tails: lynxes tails are tipped in black all around the tail whereas bobcat's tails are solid black on the top and white underneath. Lynxes also have larger feet, a more prominent facial ruff, longer legs, soles covered in hair, and the ear tufts are longer. This lynx's diet consists exclusively of the snowshoe hare. Their population is closely linked to this hare, so when the population of the snowshoe hare drops, so does that of the lynx. The drop is noticed in the number of cubs born and the infant mortality rate. They may feed on small rodents, ptarmigan, and red deer, but they refuse to switch to anything other than snowshoe hare as their main prey when the population drops. The Canada lynx is a medium-sized cat, similar in many ways to the bobcat. This lynx is between 80 and 100 centimetres (31 and 39 in) in head-and-body length, stands 48–56 centimetres (19–22 in) tall at the shoulder and weighs 5–18 kilograms (11–40 lb). It is smaller than its Eurasian cousin, at an average weight of 8 to 11 kg (18 to 24 lb). Males are larger than females. Although the species is larger on average than the bobcat, it is less variable in size and the largest bobcat outsize the lynx.
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The Bobcat (Lynx rufus) is a North American mammal of the cat family Felidae, appearing during the Irvingtonian stage of around 1.8 million years ago (AEO). With twelve recognized subspecies, it ranges from southern Canada to northern Mexico, including most of the continental United States. The bobcat is an adaptable predator that inhabits wooded areas, as well as semi-desert, urban edge, forest edges, and swampland environments. The adult bobcat is 47.5 to 125 cm (18.7 to 49 in) long from the head to the base of the tail, averaging 82.7 cm (32.6 in); the stubby tail adds 9 to 20 cm (3.5 to 7.9 in) and, due to its "bobbed" appearance, it gives the species its name. An adult stands about 30 to 60 cm (12 to 24 in) at the shoulders. Adult males can range in weight from 6.4 to 18.3 kg (14 to 40 lb), with an average of 9.6 kg (21 lb); females at 4.1 to 15.3 kg (9.0 to 34 lb), with an average of 6.8 kg (15 lb). The largest bobcat accurately measured on record weighed 22.2 kg (49 lb), although there are unverified reports of them reaching 27 kg (60 lb). The bobcat is able to go for long periods without food, but will eat heavily when prey is abundant. During lean periods, it will often prey on larger animals that it can kill and return to feed on later. The bobcat hunts by stalking its prey and then ambushing it with a short chase or pounce.
Canadian Lynx - Lynx canadensis
The Canadian lynx ranges in Alaska, Canada, and the states of Montana, Idaho, Washington, and possibly some New England states such as New York and Maine in the United States. Canadian lynxes can easily be distinguished from bobcats by their tails: lynxes tails are tipped in black all around the tail whereas bobcat's tails are solid black on the top and white underneath. Lynxes also have larger feet, a more prominent facial ruff, longer legs, soles covered in hair, and the ear tufts are longer. This lynx's diet consists exclusively of the snowshoe hare. Their population is closely linked to this hare, so when the population of the snowshoe hare drops, so does that of the lynx. The drop is noticed in the number of cubs born and the infant mortality rate. They may feed on small rodents, ptarmigan, and red deer, but they refuse to switch to anything other than snowshoe hare as their main prey when the population drops. The Canada lynx is a medium-sized cat, similar in many ways to the bobcat. This lynx is between 80 and 100 centimetres (31 and 39 in) in head-and-body length, stands 48–56 centimetres (19–22 in) tall at the shoulder and weighs 5–18 kilograms (11–40 lb). It is smaller than its Eurasian cousin, at an average weight of 8 to 11 kg (18 to 24 lb). Males are larger than females. Although the species is larger on average than the bobcat, it is less variable in size and the largest bobcat outsize the lynx.
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