Small Wild Cats

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The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
The Eurasian lynx is a medium-sized cat native to Siberia, Central, Eastern, and Southern Asia, Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2008 as it is widely distributed, and most populations are considered stable. Eurasian lynx have been re-introduced to several forested mountainous areas in Central and Southeastern Europe; these re-introduced subpopulations are small, less than 200 animals.
The Eurasian lynx is the largest lynx species, ranging in length from 80 to 140 cm and standing 60–75 cm at the shoulder. The tail measures 11 to 24 cm in length.They weight from 12 to 25 kg. Male lynxes from Siberia, where the species reaches the largest body size, can weigh up to 38 kg.
Lynx prey largely on small to fairly large sized mammals and birds. Among the recorded prey items for the species are hares, rabbits, marmots, squirrels, dormice, other rodents, mustelids (such as martens), grouse, red foxes, wild boar, chamois, young moose, roe deer, red deer, reindeer and other ungulates.
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