What is Lynx?
{{italictitle}} {{other uses}} {{Taxobox |authority=[[Robert Kerr (writer)|Kerr]], 1792 |name = ''Lynx'' |image = Lynx lynx poing.jpg |image_caption = [[Eurasian lynx]] (''Lynx lynx'') |type_species = ''[[Eurasian Lynx|Lynx lynx]]'' |type_species_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758 |regnum = [[Animalia]] |classis = [[Mammalia]] |ordo = [[Carnivora]] |familia = [[Felidae]] |subfamilia = [[Felinae]] |subdivision_ranks = [[Species]] |subdivision = ''[[Lynx lynx]]''<br>''[[Lynx canadensis]]''<br>''[[Lynx pardinus]]''<br>''[[Lynx rufus]]'' |range_map = Lynx_range.png |range_map_caption = ''Lynx'' ranges }} [[File:Lynx kitten.jpg|thumb|Lynx kitten]] The '''''Lynx''''' is a [[small cat]]. It is a [[genus]] with four [[species]].<ref>Wozencraft W.C. 2005. Order Carnivora. In Wilson D.E. & Reeder D M. (eds) ''Mammal species of the world''. 3rd ed, Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 541–542. {{ISBN|978-0-8018-8221-0}}</ref> The four species are in [[Eurasia]], [[Spain]], [[Canada]] and [[America]], and do not overlap much. == Appearance == ''Lynx'' have short [[tail]]s, and usually some [[hair]] on the [[ear]]s. They have large paws ([[foot|feet]]) padded for walking on snow, and long [[whisker]]s on the face. The color of the [[body]] is from light brown to grey and is sometimes marked with dark brown spots, especially on the [[leg]]s. They weigh about 5&nbsp;kg or about 11 [[Pound (mass)|pounds]] (approximately the size of a large [[cat|domestic cat]]) and can weigh up to about 30&nbsp;kg (66 pounds). They are between 70 and 150 [[cm]] long, with a relative short tail - 5-25 [[Centimetre|cm]]. They live for about 20 years. ''Lynx'' are similar to a regular house cat, but larger. They have a powerful body on short, furry legs attached to hefty feet, and a bobbed, black-tipped tail. The fur is spotted and yellowish-brown to grey. It has a collar of fur around the face, giving a triangular shape. They also have long black ear tufts. == Habitat == ''Lynx'' live in the high [[wikt:altitude|altitude]] [[forest