The Taxonomicon
Entity by Scientific Name
Entity by Epithet
Entity by Identifier
Entity by Common Name
Taxon by Scientific Name (above family group)
Taxon by Scientific Name (family group)
Taxon by Scientific Name (genus group)
Taxon by Scientific Name (species group)
Taxon by Scientific Name (below species group)
Taxon by Authorship
Object by Name
Object by Number
Phenomenon by Name
Homonym
Topic
Person by Last Name / Standard Form
Organization by Name / Abbreviation
Reference by Year
Reference by Title
Home
Site map
|
Contact
Taxon:
Genus
Lynx
Kerr, 1792
- lynxes
(mammal)
Taxa
Advanced Search
Entity
Show Invalid Names
Show Alternatives
Bookmarks
Set Bookmark
Go to Bookmark
Hierarchy
Nomenclature
Taxonomy
Properties
Relationships
Bibliography
Links
Entity:
Felinae (Subfamily)
..†Abelia (Genus)
..Acinonyx (Genus) - cheetah
..†Adelphailurus (Genus)
..Caracal (Genus)
..Catopuma (Genus)
..†Dinofelis (Genus)
..†Dolichofelis (Genus)
..Felis (Genus) - small cats, lynxes, and cougar
..†Jansofelis (Genus)
..Leopardus (Genus)
..Leptailurus (Genus)
..†Metailurus (Genus)
..†Nimravides (Genus)
..Pardofelis (Genus)
..†Pikermia (Genus)
..†Pratifelis (Genus)
..Prionailurus (Genus)
..Profelis (Genus)
..†Pseudaelurus (Genus)
..Puma (Genus)
..†Sivaelurus (Genus)
..†Sivapanthera (Genus)
..†Sivapardus (Genus)
..†Vishnufelis (Genus)
..Lynx (Genus) - lynxes
....Lynx canadensis (Species) - Canadian lynx
....Lynx lynx (Species) - Eurasian lynx
....Lynx pardinus (Species) - Iberian lynx
....Lynx rufus (Species) - bobcat
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
(R. Kerr, 1792)
Original name
:
Kerr, R. 1792. Anim. Kingdom, 1
: 41, 155.
Subsequent rank
:
Types
Type, by absolute tautonymy
:
Lynx lynx
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Variants
Former rank
:
Lynx
(Subgenus)
Kerr, 1792
Ref:
W.C. Wozencraft, 2005
: 541.
Incorrect authorship
:
Lynx
(Genus)
Rafinesque, 1817, err. bibl.
Ref:
J.A. Allen, 1895
: 181, 182.
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Felis
(Genus)
Linnaeus, 1758
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
Synonymous name
:
Lyncus
(Genus)
Gray, 1825
Ref:
PBDB
: 27 Oct 2013.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
lynxen
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
lynxes
©2004-2026 Universal Taxonomic Services
Last updated:
28 Aug 2026