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To what are lynxes related?

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There are four closely related species of lynx:

Eurasian lynx

Canada lynx

Iberian lynx

Bobcat


There are, of course, a number of other species of cat to which the lynxes are distantly related. All belong to the felidaefamily - the cats. This includes lions, tigers, cougars, leopards, cheetahs, etc.

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well one of them is a spanish lynx,northern lynx those are the only 2 i know.

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