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NRLD - 93574 | Lynx canadensis

Assessment ID
93574
Taxon name
Lynx canadensis
Kerr, 1792
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Lynx canadensis
Kerr, 1792
Common name(s)
Canada Lynx (English), Lynx du Canada (Français)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
felidae
Genus
Lynx
Species
canadensis
Species authority
Kerr, 1792
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Canada
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Canada
Country ISO code(s)
CAN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Not at Risk; Non en péril
Criteria system used
Modified IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
A widespread species whose population density varies regularly over 10-11 year cycles, following the cycles in abundance of its main prey, the snowshoe hare. Although numbers have declined in parts of its southern range, notably in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, overall the Canadian population is secure.; Une espèce répandue dont la densité des populations varie régulièrement au cours de cycles de 10 à 11 ans, suivant les cycles d'abondance de sa principale proie, le lièvre d'Amérique. Même si le nombre d'individus a connu un déclin dans des parties de son aire de répartition méridionale, particulièrement au Nouveau-Brunswick et en Nouvelle-Écosse, la population canadienne dans son ensemble n'est pas en péril.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2001
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Environment Canada.
Criteria system used
Modified IUCN
Reference for methods given
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2001)
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/wildlife-plants-species/species-risk.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Yukon; Northwest Territories; Nunavut; British Columbia; Alberta; Saskatchewan; Manitoba; Ontario; Quebec; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Newfoundland
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
History
Designated Not at Risk in April 1989 and in May 2001.; Espèce désignée ' non en péril ' en avril 1989 et en mai 2001.
Publication
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2001)
COSEWIC. 2001. Canadian Wildlife Species at Risk. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Web site: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/wildlife-plants-species/species-risk.html