📸 PhotoPhoto: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source
Iberian Lynx
Lynx pardinus (Iberian Lynx · スペインオオヤマネコ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its maximum weight of 15 kg is lighter than a 20 kg bag of rice and about the size of a large pet dog (Comparison).
- 💡 The Spanish government once treated it as a pest and paid bounties for carcasses, but as lynx numbers fell, rabbit diseases spread and hurt the small-game industry as well (ADW).
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.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
The Iberian Lynx is a small lynx living in Mediterranean scrublands of the Iberian Peninsula, about half the size of the Eurasian Lynx.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
It has a small head, long legs, and a very short black-tipped tail. Black ear tufts and beard-like jowl fur stand out, and its tawny coat is spotted with black.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
Hunting mostly alone, it kills prey with a single bite to the neck. Because European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) make up 80–100% of its diet, a single adult needs about one rabbit a day (600–1,000 kcal), while a female raising young eats up to three rabbits a day.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List VU (2024) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12520/218695618
- • IUCN Red List category VU — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • mammaldiversity.org — 1006008
- • iucnredlist.org — 218695618
- • wikidata.org — Q129727
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Lince ibérico (Lynx pardinus), Almuradiel, Ciudad Real,
- • animaldiversity.org — Lynx pardinus
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Margot Michaud · CC0 1.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.