A bobcat, lynx rufus, trotting on dirt and dry grass, at Montana de Oro State Park, California.
Date 9 October 2009
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The bobcat or bay lynx (Lynx rufus) is a North American cat that ranges from southern Canada to central Mexico, including most of the contiguous United States. The bobcat is an adaptable predator that inhabits wooded areas, as well as semidesert, urban edge, forest edge, and swampland environments.
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Lynx
Species: Lynx rufus (Schreber, 1777)
Synonyms: Felis rufus Schreber