Lynx issiodorensis Croizet and Jobert 1828 (lynx)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Alternative combination: Felis issiodorensis

Belongs to Lynx according to B. Kurten and E. Anderson 1980

See also Kurten 1968

Sister taxa: Felis (Lynx) lybiensis, Felis (Lynx) montana, Felis (Lynx) nubiensis, Felis (Lynx) vulgaris, Lynx californicus, Lynx canadensis, Lynx longignathus, Lynx lynx, Lynx pardinus, Lynx proterolyncis, Lynx rufus, Lynx shansius, Lynx texensis

Ecology: scansorial carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of France (3 collections), Georgia (1), Germany (2), Greece (1), Italy (5), Romania (2), Spain (3), Turkey (1)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Greece (1)

• Pliocene of France (2), Georgia (1), Greece (2), Kazakhstan (1), Moldova (1), Romania (2), the Russian Federation (1), South Africa (4), Spain (2), Tajikistan (1), Turkey (1)

• Miocene to Pliocene of South Africa (1)

Total: 38 collections each including a single occurrence

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