Lynx lynx sardiniae Mola, 1908
Sardinian lynx
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Lynx sardiniae Mola, 1908; Felis pardina sardiniae Mola, 1908
A subspecies of the European Lynx supposedly formerly endemic to the Italian island of Sardinia (Goodwin & Goodwin, 1973). However, there is no positive evidence that the species inhabited the island in the geologically recent past.
Conservation Status
Invalid
Last record: c.1950 (Goodwin & Goodwin, 1973)
Distribution
Sardinia, Italy
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Mola, Pasquale. (1908). Ancora della Lince della Sardegna. Bollettino della Società Zoologica Italiana Roma 9: 46-48.
Other references:
Goodwin, Harry A. and Goodwin, J. M. (1973). List of mammals which have become extinct or are possibly extinct since 1600. Int. Union Conserv. Nat. Occas. Pap. 8: 1-20.
Lemoine, Rhys Taylor, Buitenwerf, Robert, Faurby, Sören and Svenning, Jens-Christian. (2025). Phylogenetic Evidence Supports the Effect of Traits on Late-Quaternary Megafauna Extinction in the Context of Human Activity. Global Ecology and Biogeography 34(7): e70078. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70078 [Supporting Information: Data S1]
Miller, G. S. (1912). Catalogue of the Mammals of Western Europe (Europe exclusive of Russia) in the collection of the British Museum. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History) London.