Ibeirien lynx

The Ibeirien lynx (Lynx pardinus) is a endangered species o felid hamelt in the Peninsula o Ibeirie in Soothren Europe. As the maist feck o the Ibeirien lynx's diet is kinnens, it is unable tae signeeficantly alter its diet an, as a result, its population declined shairply whan its main prey wis decimatit bi twa diseases in the 20t century.^[3][4] It wis affectit bi the loss o scrubland, its main habitat, tae human development an aa.^[4] It is nou ane o the maist endangered cat species in the warld.^[5] Accordin tae the conservation group SOS Lynx, if the Ibeirien lynx dee'd oot, it wad be the first feline species tae acome extinct syne prehistoric times.^[6] Captive breedin an reintroduction programs hae boostit thair nummers. As o 2013, Andalusie haes a population o 309 leevin in the wild.^[7][8]

Ibeirien lynx Temporal range: Early Pleistocene[1]-Recent 1.7–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Cless:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Faimily:	Felidae
Genus:	Lynx
Species:	L. pardinus
Binomial name
Lynx pardinus (Temminck, 1827)
Distribution o Ibeirien Lynx, 2015

Formerly considered a subspecies o the Euraisien lynx (Lynx lynx), the Ibeirien lynx is nou classified as a separate species. Baith species occurred thegither in central Europe in the Pleistocene epoch, bein separatit bi habitat choice.^[9]