The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is one of the four extant species within Lynx, a genus of medium-sized wild cats. The Iberian lynx is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe.

Basic facts about Iberian Lynx: lifespan, distribution and habitat map, lifestyle and social behavior, mating habits, diet and nutrition, population size and status.

2024年1月26日 · Many reports have been written regarding the lynxes in Andújar. I therefore would like to do this a bit different. In the maps and charts you’ll see how and where to best go if you want to maximise your chances.

Whereas the Iberian lynx was once present in Spain, Portugal, and parts of southern France (early 19th century), by 1914 it was confined to the southern half of Spain and Portugal. In the 1960's, the population contracted to an area of 57,000 km² (about 10% of the surface of Spain).

Iberian lynx are found only in two small areas of southwest Spain on the Iberian Peninsula, west of the Pyrenees mountains. Despite extensive surveys, they have not been detected in Portugal since the 1990’s. Closely related to the Eurasian Lynx, their ranges used to meet at the Spanish-French border along the Pyrenees Mountains.

In the maps below you’ll see how and where to best go if you want to maximise your chances. However, keep in mind that you’ll have a chance of finding a lynx in many other ways and locations. My sister and her friends for example found one in the Coto Doñana a few days later during the night next to the road.

The Iberian lynx is most abundant where habitat diversity is high and the vegetative cover is a mosaic of open forest mixed with extensive areas of dense bush or shrubs. This lynx is generally nocturnal and its activity patterns are closely synchronized with …

The Iberian lynx is heavily spotted and weighs about half as much as the Eurasian species, with long legs and a very short tail with a black tip. Its coat is tawny with dark spots and it bears a …

Base map by OpenStreetMap from publication: The role of forest canopy cover in habitat selection: insights from the Iberian lynx | Habitat selection models for woodland species usually...

Maps showing changes in distribution of the Iberian lynx from 1900 to 2015, passing through the terrible low point of 2003. El País from here.