Common Name
Canada Lynx
Order
Carnivora
Family
Felidae
Species Name
Lynx canadensis
Status
Common in range
States
Alaska
Colorado
Idaho
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
New Hampshire
New York
Oregon
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Distribution
Alaska, Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes, and extreme northern New England.
Notes
Has been said to live in areas where they have not been seen, due to existing only in remote areas where feline distemper cannot be transmitted by more resistant cats. Eats snowshoe hares in the winter. Has large feet for running in the snow.
Oregon
Only 12 specimens known in Oregon
Vermont
Last specimen killed in 1968, likely accidental.