Lince

Lince Ibérico

INTRODUCTION * General characteristics of the species_________________4 * Morphology / Identification_________________________4 * Reproduction_____________________________________5 * Feed_____________________________________________5 * Status of Threat___________________________________5 * Area of occurrence_________________________________6 * Habitat___________________________________________6 * Threats___________________________________________7 * Regression of the wild rabbit________________________7 * Human-Induced Mortality__________________________7 * Pathologies_______________________________________7 * Ex situ conservation _______________________________8 * Practice__________________________________________9

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Lince Ibérico

General characteristics of the species
Taxonomy
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Common name: Iberian Lynx
Scientific Name: Lynx pardinus (Temminck, 1827)
Common Name / Scientific Name
Common name: Iberian Lynx
Scientific Name: Lynx pardinus (Temminck, 1827) .

Morphology / Identification
The Iberian lynx has a reddish-brown coat covered with black spots that can be anything from tiny dots to stripes. Like all species of the genus Lynx presents as the most distinctive features a small tail, brushes the tips of the ears and beards. The average weight of a male adult is about 12 kg while females weighing an average of about 9 kg .

Reproduction

Breeding season: January to July, with a peak between January and February.
Season of birth: March to April.
Gestation: approximately 2 months.
Litter Size: 2-3 pups.
Survival to independence: 1-2 young per female.
Age of Independence: 7 to 10 months.
Age at first reproduction: Females: first winter; Males: age two.
Longevity: Up to 16 years.

Feed

Within the available prey in the