Eurasian lynx
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The Eurasian lynx has black tufts at the tips of its ears.
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The Eurasian lynx has black tufts at the tips of its ears.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Eurasian lynx
- Scientific name
- Lynx lynx
- Japanese name
- オオヤマネコ（ヨーロッパオオヤマネコ）
- Group
- Land mammals
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Felidae
- Genus
- Lynx
It lives in conifer forests from the Scandinavian Peninsula across Russia to northwestern East Asia, and in parts of Europe.
In winter its fur grows long, and thick, long hair covers the soles of its feet. This makes its feet wider, so it does not sink into the snow.
It moves about alone in the dim light of dawn and dusk, and catches many kinds of animals, including mammals, birds and fish.
How the Eurasian lynx lives
It hides in thick vegetation, approaches its prey and pounces. When inactive, it rests under thick brush or tall grass, or in trees. It is also skilled at climbing and swimming.
University of Michigan Animal Diversity WebBasic data
- Size
- Shoulder height: about 70 cm
- Active
- At dawn and dusk
- Diet
- Mammals, birds and fish
- Range
- Scandinavia to Russia, northwestern East Asia and parts of Europe
Where the Eurasian lynx has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 简体中文
- 猞猁
- 繁體中文
- 歐亞猞猁
- 한국어
- 스라소니
- Español
- Lince boreal
- Français
- Lynx boréal
- Deutsch
- Eurasischer Luchsbers
- Português (Brasil)
- Lince-euroasiático
- Italiano
- Lince eurasiatica
- हिन्दी
- यूरेशियाई लिंक्स
- العربية
- وشق أوراسيا
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Eurasian Lynx
- Tiếng Việt
- Linh miêu Á-Âu
- Русский
- Обыкновенная рысь
- Türkçe
- Bayağı vaşak
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 京都市動物園 — オオヤマネコChecked: 2026-11-03
- University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web — Lynx lynxChecked: 2026-11-03
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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