Lynx

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Lynx[1]
Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Cless:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Faimily:	Felidae
Subfaimily:	Felinae
Genus:	Lynx Kerr, 1792
Teep species
Lynx lynx Linnaeus, 1758
Species
Lynx lynx Lynx canadensis Lynx pardinus Lynx rufus
Lynx ranges

A lynx (/ˈlɪŋks/;^[2] plural lynx or lynxes^[3]) is ony o the fower species within the Lynx genus o medium-sized wildcats. The name "lynx" originatit in Middle Inglis via Latin frae the Greek wird "λύγξ",^[2] derived frae the Indo-European ruit "*leuk-", meanin "licht, brichtness",^[4] in reference tae the luminescence o its reflective eyes.^[4] Thare is considerable confusion aboot the baist way tae classify felids at present, an some authorities classify them as pairt o the genus Felis.

Neither the caracal, sometimes cried the Persie lynx or African lynx, nor the jungle cat, cried the swamp lynx, is a member o the Lynx genus.

1. ↑ Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 541–542. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
2. ↑ ^{a b} "Definition of lynx from Oxford Dictionary". Oxford Dictionary. Archived frae the original on 12 Apryle 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
3. ↑ "lynx — Definition from Longman English Dictionary Online". Longman Dictionary. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
4. ↑ ^{a b} "Lynx". Archived frae the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2010.