猞猁属(学名:Lynx),也称为山猫、大山猫、㹭,是哺乳纲食肉目猫科的一属[1],主要分为四种:
- 欧亚猞猁(Lynx lynx):最常见种,也可直接称为猞猁。 南欧猞猁(Lynx pardinus):又名伊比利亚猞猁或西班牙猞猁,主要栖息于西班牙西南部和极少分布在葡萄牙,稀有种类,已近濒临灭绝。世界自然保护联盟列为极危物种。
- 短尾猫(Lynx rufus):体型最小的猞猁。
A Lynx is any of several medium-sized wild cats. Lynxes have short tails, and usually a tuft of hair on the tip of the ears. They have large paws padded for walking on snow, and long whiskers on the face. The lynx inhabits high altitude forests with dense cover of shrubs, reeds and grass.
- ^ IUCN Wild Cats Book. Canada Lynx. Big Cats Rescue. [2006-09-29].