![]() ![]() Although the former is the preferred scientific name, the debate is part of a wider issue as to whether the lynx should be given its own genus, or simply placed in a more inclusive genus felis. There has been some debate over whether to classify this species as lynx rufus or felis rufus. ![]() The kittens will stay with the mother until about a year old. The bobcat breeds from winter into the spring and has a gestation period of about two months. What they hunt will depend on location and habitat, season, and scarcity of prey. The adult male, averaging 36 inches (90 cm) in length, and weighing from 16 to 30 pounds (7 to 14 kg), is generally 30-40% larger than the female.Ä«obcats are carnivorous animals which will hunt anything from insects and small rodents to large deer, but often show a preference for rabbits and hares. The bobcat is twice as large as a house cat but typically smaller than the related Canada lynx. Their coat is most often light gray or various shades of brown in colour, with varying degrees of black spots either dispersed along much of their body or relegated to the otherwise white underparts. The name is derived from their stubby black-tipped tails that, unlike those of other species of Lynx, have a white underside. They also have prominent, pointed ears with short tufts of black hair at the tip. In appearance, the bobcat has characteristic black bars on its forelegs and tail. They utilize several methods to mark their territorial boundaries including claw marks and deposits of urine or feces. They live in a set home range which shifts in size with the season. The bobcat is an adaptable animal that inhabits wooded areas as well as semi-desert, urban, and swampland environments. They are found mostly in the United States, southern Canada, and northern Mexico. The Bobcat ( Lynx rufus, or commonly felis rufus) is a wild cat native to North America. ![]()
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