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Lynx rufus
bobcat
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Lynx rufus (Schreber, 1777)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		bobcat
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Subclass Theria, Order Carnivora, Suborder Feliformia, Family Felidae, Genus Lynx, Species Lynx rufus


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:		RT
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S4
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Amistad National Recreation Area
Arches National Park	Aztec Ruins National Monument
Badlands National Park	Bandelier National Monument
Big Bend National Park	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big Hole National Battlefield	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Biscayne National Park	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Bryce Canyon National Park	Buffalo National River
Canaveral National Seashore	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Canyonlands National Park	Capitol Reef National Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Catoctin Mountain Park
Cedar Breaks National Monument	Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Chiricahua National Monument
City Of Rocks National Reserve	Colonial National Historical Park
Colorado National Monument	Congaree National Park
Coronado National Memorial	Crater Lake National Park
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Curecanti National Recreation Area
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Death Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Devils Tower National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument	Effigy Mounds National Monument
El Malpais National Monument	El Morro National Monument
Everglades National Park	Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Fort Bowie National Historic Site	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Larned National Historic Site	Fort Matanzas National Monument
Fossil Butte National Monument	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Carver National Monument	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Glacier National Park	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Golden Spike National Historical Park
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Grand Teton National Park	Great Basin National Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Homestead National Historical Park	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hot Springs National Park	Hovenweep National Monument
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Jewel Cave National Monument	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Joshua Tree National Park	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lassen Volcanic National Park	Lava Beds National Monument
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Mesa Verde National Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Mojave National Preserve	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Mount Rainier National Park	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Natchez Trace Parkway	Natural Bridges National Monument
Navajo National Monument	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Nez Perce National Historical Park	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Niobrara National Scenic River	North Cascades National Park
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Padre Island National Seashore	Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Parashant National Monument	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Pecos National Historical Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
Petrified Forest National Park	Petroglyph National Monument
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pinnacles National Park
Pipe Spring National Monument	Point Reyes National Seashore
Presidio of San Francisco	Redwood National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Saguaro National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Tonto National Monument
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument	Tumacacori National Historical Park
Tuzigoot National Monument	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valles Caldera National Preserve	Vicksburg National Military Park
Voyageurs National Park	Walnut Canyon National Monument
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
White Sands National Park	Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park
Wupatki National Monument	Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park	Yucca House National Monument
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/21/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 1:31:25 PM

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