πBobcat
The bobcat, also known as the wildcat, bay lynx, or red lynx, is one of the four extant species within the medium-sized wild cat genus Lynx. Native to North America, it ranges from southern Canada through most of the contiguous United States to Oaxaca in Mexico. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2002, due to its wide distribution and large population. Although it has been hunted extensively both for sport and fur, populations have proven stable, though declining in some areas.
Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
IUCN Red List assessment, 2016.
- Body mass
- 9.4 kg
- Body length
- 0.95 m
- Shoulder height
- 0.52 m
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 32 years
Everything we know about the Bobcat
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass9.4 kgCOMBINEOther figures βHide β
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- 8.6 kgAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Body length0.95 mCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Shoulder height0.52 m0.45β0.58 m Β· typical rangeat the shoulderDetails βHide β
"They are 45 to 58 cm high at the shoulder and weigh between 4 and 15 kg." Value is the midpoint of the stated range.
Source: Animal Diversity Web (Univ. Michigan), Lynx rufus account, https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Lynx_rufus/ Β· see citation
Brain mass60 gCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Maximum lifespan32 yearsCOMBINEOther figures βHide β
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- 32 yearsAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Generation length10 yearsCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Age at maturity1.8 yearsCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Gestation66 daysCOMBINEOther figures βHide β
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- 65 daysAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Litter sizeabout 3COMBINEOther figures βHide β
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- 3AnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Trophic levelCarnivoreCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Activity cycleNocturnalCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Home range31 kmΒ²COMBINEDetails βHide β
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Population density0.1 per kmΒ²COMBINEDetails βHide β
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Volume l9.4 LaverageDetails βHide β
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Bobcat yet: top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- βΊphylumChordata
- βΊclassMammalia
- βΊorderCarnivora
- βΊfamilyFelidae
- βΊgenusLynx
- βΊspeciesLynx rufus
- classMammals Β· Mammalia
- orderCarnivorans Β· Carnivora
- familyFelidae
- genusLynx
All 14 branches βFewer branches β
- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- classMammals Β· Mammalia
- subclassTheria
- superorderLaurasiatheria
- orderCarnivorans Β· Carnivora
- suborderFeliformia
- familyFelidae
- genusLynx
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