Lynx spelaeus Boule, 1906
Cave lynx
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Lynx pardinus spelaea Boule, 1906; Lynx lynx spela Boule, 1906
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Late Pleistocene
Distribution
Europe
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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