🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Lynx lynx
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Carnivora
Family
Felidae
Genus
Lynx
Species
Lynx lynx
Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx)📸 Photo

Photo: Martin Mecnarowski ( http://www.photomecan.eu/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source

Mammalia🥩 Carnivore

Eurasian Lynx

Lynx lynx (Eurasian Lynx · オオヤマネコ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)LC (Least Concern)
DDData Deficient
LCLeast Concern
NTNear Threatened
VUVulnerable
ENEndangered
CRCritically End.
EWExtinct in Wild
EXExtinct

🇰🇷 Class I endangered wildlife (Korea)

Geological Era
Extant
Diet
Carnivore
Length · Height
0.7~1.3m · 60~65cm
Mass · Top Speed
18~36kg · No data
Habitat & Fossil Locality
Forests of Europe and Siberia, open terrain and rocky desert hills of Central Asia, and rocky wooded slopes of the Himalayas

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

  • 💡 Its shoulder height of 65 cm is slightly lower than the height of a standard desk (around 70 cm) (Comparison).
  • 💡 Its maximum weight of 36 kg is close to two 20 kg bags of rice (Comparison).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

📊 Mass & Speed Index (0–100)
⚖️ Mass Index (Blue Whale ~190 t = 100, log scale)51

Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.

#스라소니#Lynx lynx

📖 1. Overview

The Eurasian Lynx is a felid living in forests and rocky hills across Europe, Siberia, Central Asia, and the Himalayas.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

It weighs 18–36 kg and stands 60–65 cm at the shoulder, with males larger than females. Its tail is short with a black tip.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

A strict carnivore, it hunts mainly ungulates such as Eastern Roe Deer and Siberian Musk-deer and also eats hares, rodents, and birds. Mating takes place in February–April, and after a gestation of 67–74 days females usually give birth to 2–3 kittens.

🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea

It is listed as Class I endangered wildlife (Korea) in the National List of Species of Korea.

📚 Sources & References

Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.

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DATA & LICENSE

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① Photos: Wikimedia Commons

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② Summaries: Wikipedia

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③ Measurements & IUCN Status

Length, mass, and speed are representative estimates from published literature. Conservation status follows IUCN Red List categories (iucnredlist.org).

④ Silhouettes & Scale Diagrams

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