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Scientific Name
Lynx rufus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Lynx rufus (Schreber, 1777)
Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Bobcat
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 rufus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Formerly known as Felis rufus.; Data Source: Belant et al. 2006
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Baker 1983
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Bobcat visited camera stations sixteen different times during an attempt to document cougar presence in 2004-2005.; Data Source: Belant et al. 2006
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Assumed breeding.; Data Source: Baker 1983
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
DML
Created Date
8/13/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Leah Kainulainen
Last Modified Date
1/29/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Hatt (1923): A few left in Leelanau Co. in 1923; Hatt saw one south of Fouch about 1917; Lloyd Huelett of Shalda says that one was killed near Pyramid Point a few years prior to 1923; Volney Dorsey of Empire wrote that 1 was seen at head of Glen Lake in 1920., Park Species Data Source: Belant et al. 2006. Does the cougar inhabit Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore? Natural Areas Journal 26:370-375.
Baker, R. H. 1983. Michigan Mammals. Michigan State University Press, East Lansing, MI. 642 pp. Hatt, R. T. 1923. The Land Vertebrate Communities of Western Leelanau County, Michigan with an Annotated List of the Mammals of the County. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. III:369-401.
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