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Lynx rufus Von

Description

Lynx rufus von Schreber, 1777

Bobcat

Lynx rufus can be found throughout Louisiana where suitable habitat exists. Since Lowery (1974), nonvouchered records were reported from Bossier, Caddo, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafourche, Richland, St. Tammany, Terrebonne, Vernon, Webster, and Winn parishes.

Nonvouchered records (28).—Bossier Parish (4): 32.613N, - 93.733W (iNaturalist 201402427); 32.614N, - 93.733W (iNaturalist 196140737); 32.614N, - 93.733W (iNaturalist 195101165); 32.614N, - 93.734W (iNaturalist 197084314). Caddo Parish (1): Shreveport, 32.525N, - 93.821W (iNaturalist 141392129). Cameron Parish (5): 29.944N, - 93.081W (iNaturalist 36340034); 30.001N, - 93.890W (iNaturalist 5561149); Hackberry, 30.022N, - 93.339W (iNaturalist 98340037); 29.721N, - 93.792W (iNaturalist 20194603); 29.762N, - 93.573W (iNaturalist 159728377). Iberia Parish (4): 29.892N, - 91.761W (iNaturalist 21480510); 29.976N, - 91.746W (iNaturalist 180127731); 29.889N, - 91.759W (iNaturalist 155334761); 29.891N, - 91.759W (iNaturalist 155334760). Jefferson Davis Parish (1): Lake Arthur, 30.097N, - 92.787W (iNaturalist 139830380). Lafourche Parish (1): 29.649N, - 90.528W (iNaturalist 66765049). Richland Parish (2): 32.581N, - 91.627W (iNaturalist 15655025); 32.406N, - 91.988W (iNaturalist 20245922). St. Tammany Parish (6): 30.506N, - 90.097W (iNaturalist 20718937); 30.395N, - 90.135W (iNaturalist 151681323); 30.405N, - 90.122W (iNaturalist 94601643); 30.408N, - 90.132W (iNaturalist 156578848); 30.275N, - 89.822W (iNaturalist 154015041); 30.275N, - 89.821W (iNaturalist 224963033). Terrebonne Parish (1): 29.478N, - 90.525W (iNaturalist 215966619). Vernon Parish (1): Pitkin, 30.968N, - 93.005W (iNaturalist 218475020). Webster Parish (1): 32.973N, - 93.432W (iNaturalist 139051533). Winn Parish (1): 31.936N, - 92.820W (iNaturalist 200522418).

Notes

Published as part of Hoffman, Justin D., Lester, Courtney, Doucet, Darian & Iguwe, Damilola, 2024, UPDATED CHECKLIST AND DISTRIBUTION Of WILD TERRESTRIAL MAMMALS IN LOUISIANA, pp. 1-28 in Occasional Papers of the Museum 389 on page 19, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15748679

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Von
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Carnivora
Family
Felidae
Genus
Lynx
Species
rufus
Taxon rank
species