Eurasian Lynx

Lynx lynx

Eurasian Lynx

The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is a medium-sized wild cat native to Northern,Central and Eastern Europe to Central Asia and Siberia, the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas. It inhabits temperate and boreal forests up to an elevation of 5,500 m (18,000 ft). Despite its wide distribution, it is threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation,poaching and depletion of prey.