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NRLD - 313634 | Lynx lynx

Assessment ID
313634
Taxon name
Lynx lynx
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Lynx lynx
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name(s)
Luchs
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
felidae
Genus
Lynx
Species
lynx
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
Scope (of the Assessment)
Subnational
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Germany
Country ISO code(s)
DEU
DE-NW
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Extremely rare or restricted (durch extreme Seltenheit (potentiell) gefährdet)
Abbreviated status
R
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Landesamt für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW, (Ministry of Environment and Conservation, Agriculture and Consumer Protection)
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Schnittler et al. (1994): Konzeption der Roten Listen der in Deutschland gefährdeten Tier- und Pflanzenarten. - Natur und Landschaft 69 (10): 451 -459. https://www.rote-liste-zentrum.de/de/Gefahrdungskategorien-1711.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Landesamt für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW, 2011. Rote Liste und Artenverzeichnis der Säugetiere - Mammalia - in Nordrhein-Westfalen.