Lynx rufus (Schreber, 1777). Säugethiere, 3(25):pl. 109.B[1777]; text 3(24):412[1777J. TYPE LOCALITY: "Provinz New York in Amerika". DISTRIBUTION: S British Columbia to Nova Scotia (Canada), south to Oaxaca (Mexico). STATUS: CITES - Appendix II. U.S. ESA - Endangered as Felis rufus escuinapae. SYNONYMS: baileyi Merriam, 1890; californicus Mearns, 1897; eremicus Mearns, 1897; escuinapae Allen, 1903; fasciatus Rafinesque, 1817; floridanus Rafinesque, 1817; gigas Bangs, 1897; maculata Horsfield and Vigors, 1829; montanus Rafinesque, 1817; oaxacensis Goodwin, 1963; oculeus Bangs, 1899; pallescens Merriam, 1899; peninsularis Thomas, 1898; superiorensis Peterson and Downing, 1952; texensis Allen, 1895; uinta Merriam, 1902.

Published as part of W. Christopher Wozencraft, 1993, Order Carnivora, pp. 279-348 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 293, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7359191

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