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Taxonomy
Felis (Lynx) canadensis was named by Kerr (1792) [also incorrectly attributed to Rafinesque 1817]. It is extant.
It was synonymized subjectively with Felis borealis by Mivart (1882); it was recombined as Felis canadensis by Kurten (1968); it was recombined as Lynx canadensis by Allen (1895), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Johnson et al. (2006) and Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser (2017).
It was synonymized subjectively with Felis borealis by Mivart (1882); it was recombined as Felis canadensis by Kurten (1968); it was recombined as Lynx canadensis by Allen (1895), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Johnson et al. (2006) and Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser (2017).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1792 | Felis (Lynx) canadensis Kerr |
| 1895 | Lynx canadensis Allen p. 188 |
| 1968 | Felis canadensis Kurten p. 80 |
| 1980 | Lynx canadensis Kurten and Anderson p. 196 |
| 2006 | Lynx canadensis Johnson et al. |
| 2017 | Lynx canadensis Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser p. 41 |
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Lynx canadensis Kerr 1792 [Canadian lynx]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available