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The lynx family of cats have long tufts of hair on their ears. The caracal (Caracal caracal) also has long ear tufts and is hence often called a lynx. However the short haired caracal is an African/Asian wild cat and is not related to the long haired lynx family of cats in Europe/North America.
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What is a lynx like feline mammal with elongated tufted black ears?
The Caracal (Caracal caracal), also called Persian Lynx or African Lynx
Who would win in a race a lynx or a caracal?
caracal
Where does a desert lynx live?
The caracal (Caracal caracal), also known as the desert lynx, is a wild cat widely distributed across Africa, Central Asia, and Southwest Asia.
What is another name for the desert lynx?
Caracal
A caracal is a type of what?
A caracal is a medium size cat that can be found in Western Asia, Southern Asia, and Africa. Caracals are also known as the Persian Lynx, Egyptian Lynx, and African Lynx, even though it isn't considered to be an actual lynx.
What is a caracal sometimes called?
A caracal is sometimes called a lynx, however caracals occur in Africa and Asia and they are not related to the lynx family of cats, which occur in America and Europe. The association probably originated because the caracal has long tufted ears like the cats in the lynx family.
Desert lynx of Africa and south Asia?
Caracal.
Caracal caracal means what in English?
Small cougar/mountain lion/lynx. They are in a genus all their own!
Who is bigger a caracal or a lynx?
Depends on the lynx! A male caracal can be 40 pounds and over 2 feet long.... but there are several species of lynx that can get that size or bigger.
What is the scientific name for a Caracal?
Felis caracalThe correct scientific name is Caracal caracal (Schreber 1776). Synonyms are Felis caracal and Lynx caracal.The 8 subspecies (linked to location) are:Caracal caracal algiraCaracal caracal caracalCaracal caracal damarensisCaracal caracal limpopoensisCaracal caracal lucaniCaracal caracal nubicaCaracal caracal poecilotisCaracal caracal schmitzi
Serval caracal lynx and oncilla These are all types of what?
feline
What is the serval's closest relative?
Serval is closely related to the African Golden Cat and the Caracal
