Lynx Kerr 1792 (lynx)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 41058
Alternative spelling: Felis (Lynx)
Synonym: Lyncus Gray 1825 (taxon 103251)
Parent taxon: Felinae according to W. E. Johnson et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Acinonyx, Caracal, Catopuma, Felini, Felis, Herpailurus, Leopardus, Leptailurus, Neofelis, Otocolobus, Panthera, Pardofelis, Pratifelis, Prionailurus, Pristifelis, Puma, Sivapanthera, Styriofelis
Subtaxa: Felis (Lynx) lybiensis, Felis (Lynx) montana, Felis (Lynx) nubiensis, Felis (Lynx) vulgaris, Lynx canadensis, Lynx issiodorensis, Lynx longignathus, Lynx lynx, Lynx pardinus, Lynx proterolyncis, Lynx rufus, Lynx texensis
Ecology: scansorial carnivore