The Lynx is now extinct in the UK, and am I right in thinking the Bobcat is exclusive to the Americas?
2007-03-19 04:13:01 · 8 answers · asked by badger_shaman 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Kris L isn`t a panther a melanistic lepard?In fact, under some lighting conditions, the spots can be seen faintly.Did you know thet "Leopard" comes from Leo (lion) and Pard (panther), as the ancients thought the leopard was the result of a mating betwixt a lion and a panther?
2007-03-19 04:51:09 · update #1
a bobcat is shorter and more stocky. but on the whole its a similar middle sized cat that eats and hunts similar food. i think its just the atlantic divide that has made the cats different altogether. and there are lynx still running around in remote areas of the country. in fact the bobcat is very closely related to the spanish lynx. more so than its canadian lynx neighbour.
2007-03-19 09:46:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
More then likely NO - first of all bobcats and lynx are not red tabbys. And all cats legs bend the same way - some are just longer then others. The likelihood of a bobcat or lynx breeding with a domestic is very rare because they would kill the domestic most times rather then just breed them. The short tail or no tail (bobcats and lynx have short tails) is nothing more then the "manx" gene. Your kitty is probably just a normal red tabby domestic shorthair cat. Be sure he is neutered if he's not already done.
2016-03-29 06:11:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many people feel that the 'lynx' and the 'bobcat' are the same 'cat' ... but they are only 'closely related' ... if you can either go to a zoo that has 'both animals' or find a book with pictures of them, you'll see that they do 'look very much alike' but they are also 'very different' ... one is slightly 'larger' and built 'thinner' than the other, and has a slightly larger 'tuft of hair' on the end of it's ears. There may also be some 'difference' in the 'stub of tail' on them, but I'm not really 'sure' about that. It is a really interesting question, though, and one that needs to be 'thought about' ... like is a 'black panther' truly a panther or is it a 'black leopard' with 'spots' that you can't see under 'daylight'? I do know the answer to that, too, by the way ...
2007-03-19 04:45:58 · answer #3 · answered by Kris L 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
A Bobcat is an American wild cat, bay lynx
The aggressive bobcat tends to displace the lynx. But bobcats have shorter legs and smaller paws than the lynx, and so are less able to colonise areas of deep snow.
2007-03-19 04:19:43 · answer #4 · answered by Barbara Doll to you 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bobcat is just the North American version of the Lynx. I think the Lynx is slightly bigger, but they're fundamentally the same species.
2007-03-19 09:39:37 · answer #5 · answered by cariocecus76 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A Bobcat is an American Lynx (Lynx rufus).
It's really just a common name, and many consider any Lynx to be a bobcat (which got its name form the short tail).
2007-03-19 04:33:25 · answer #6 · answered by searchpup 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They are the same.
Like Brown Bears and Grizzlies, Reindeer and Caribou etc.etc.
There are slight differences within the regions, as well as between the regions. This is due to habitat and diet.
Americans just like having their own words.
2007-03-19 23:39:34 · answer #7 · answered by Simon D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lynx rufus(bobcat)
Lynx canadensis(linx)
2007-03-19 04:36:33 · answer #8 · answered by Edd e 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋