Bobcat
Lynx rufus
Mammalia
COMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- 7-12 yrs
- Size
- Medium
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Activity
- Crepuscular
- Social
- Solitary
- Biome
- Temperate forest
- Range
- North America
- Movement
- Walking
- Breeding
- Live Birth
- Defense
- Camouflage
- Status
- Common
About
A stocky North American wildcat named for its short, black-tipped tail, with tufted ears and a spotted tawny coat that blends into brush and rocky cover. It can leap more than three metres in a single bound to take prey by surprise.
Life cycle
- 1.newborn cubA blind, helpless cub nurses constantly and depends on its mother for warmth and protection.
- 2.juvenileA lanky young cat learns to stalk and pounce, following adults to practice hunting.
- 3.adultFully grown, holding territory and hunting on its own.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Felidae
- Genus
- Lynx
- Species
- Lynx rufus