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Weight: 30-65 pounds
Head/Body: 40 inches
Tail: 7 inches
Subspecies:
The Eurasian lynx is a large cat with a
powerful body, short, sturdy legs, and a very short tail. It has a large
head with side whiskers and large tufted ears. Its coat is yellowish-brown
fading to white on its undersides, and may be spotted with dark brown. The
Eurasian lynx may be found in the pine forests and thick scrub south of
the arctic in Europe and Asia, where it hunts by night, from the ground,
and seeks rodents, birds, fish, small deer, goats, and sheep.
Hear a Eurasian Lynx

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