Scientific Name
Lynx canadensis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Lynx canadensis Kerr, 1792
Park
Rocky Mountain National Park (ROMO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
lynx
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Subphylum | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
Superclass | Tetrapoda |
Class | Mammalia |
Subclass | Theria |
Infraclass | Eutheria |
Order | Carnivora |
Suborder | Feliformia |
Family | Felidae |
Subfamily | Felinae |
Genus | Lynx |
Species | Lynx canadensis |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
A few years ago radio collard lynx passed through the park. In October, 2004 another collard lynx was seen in Forest Canyon. One was seen in 2005 in Hollwell Park and in June of 2006 along the Grand Ditch by Jeff Connor; Data Source: ROMO Wildlife Obs Database
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Analysis of available information by Jeff Connor.
Management Tags
-
Exploitation Concern
Species at Risk to Illegal Taking in RMNP,(Connor 2001).
-
Management Priority
Federally listed as PS:LT, State listed as Endangered (E), State rank as Critically Imperiled (S1).
Seasonality Tags
- Vagrant
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac - I & M Office
Created Date
2/24/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
upload
Last Modified Date
9/14/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Undetermined, No information to be found., Park Species Data Source: Converted from ROMO vertebrates.mdb file by I & M
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