Caucasian lynx

Caucasian lynx
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	Felidae
Subfamily:	Felinae
Genus:	Lynx
Species:	L. lynx
Subspecies:	L. l. dinniki
Trinomial name
Lynx lynx dinniki (Satunin, 1915)
Synonyms
Lynx lynx orientalis (Satunin, 1905)

The Caucasian lynx (Lynx lynx dinniki), also known as the Caucasus lynx^[1] or the eastern lynx, is a subspecies of Eurasian lynx native in the Caucasus, Iran, Turkey, and European Russia.

Conservation

It is proposed for the Caucasian lynx to be listed as Vulnerable in Iran.^[2] In Azerbaijan, it is listed as Least Concern,^[3] and as Critically Endangered in Georgia.^[4] Some work has been done in Armenia to determine a conservation plan.^[5] A new breeding population of Caucasian lynx was detected in eastern Turkey, which is facing habitat loss and prey depletion.^[6]

See also

• Absheron National Park
• Siberian lynx

References

1. "Caucasian Lynx (Lynx lynx dinniki)". Yerevan Zoo. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
2. Breitenmoser, U.; Breitenmoser-Würsten, C.; Lanz, T.; Von Arx, M.; Antonevich, A.; Bao, W. & Avgan, B. (2015). "Lynx lynx". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T12519A121707666. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
3. Guliyev, S. M. & Kerimova, I. G. (2015). "Modern state of the Red Book mammalia and Insecta in the Azerbaijan territories of the Greater Caucasus" (PDF). Annals of Biological Research. 6 (5): 33–38.
4. Breitenmoser, U. (2010). Large Carnivores of Caucasus (PDF). 19th International Conference on Bear Research and Management, 18 May 2010. Tbilisi (Georgia).
5. Abrahamyan, M. (2018). Caucasian Lynx in Armenia (PDF). ruffordog.s3.amazonaws.com (Report).
6. Chynoweth, M. W.; Oban, E.; Sekercioğlu, Ç. H. (2015). "Conservation of a new breeding population of Caucasian lynx (Lynx lynx dinniki) in eastern Turkey". Turkish Journal of Zoology. 39: 541–543. doi:10.3906/zoo-1405-10.