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Lynx canadensis

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ITIS Reports — Lynx canadensis ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. The Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) is a medium-sized North American lynx that ranges across Alaska, Canada, and northern areas of the contiguous United States. It is characterized by its long, dense fur, triangular ears with black tufts at the tips, and broad, snowshoe-like paws. As in the related bobcat(Lynx rufus), the lynx’s hindlimbs are longer than the forelimbs, so the back slopes downward to the front. The Canada lynx stands 48–56 cm (19–22 in) tall at the shoulder and weighs between 5 and 17 kg

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Detailed information

Full Name: Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis)

Where found: Wherever Found in Contiguous U.S.

Critical Habitat:N/A

Species Group:Mammals

Current listing status

Status	Date Listed	Lead Region	Where Listed
Threatened	03/24/2000	Mountain-Prairie Region (Region 6)	Wherever Found in Contiguous U.S.

States/US Territories in which the Canada Lynx, Contiguous U.S. DPS is known to or is believed to occur: California , Colorado , Idaho , Maine , Michigan , Minnesota , Montana , New Mexico , Oregon , Utah , Washington , Wisconsin , Wyoming
US Counties in which the Canada Lynx, Contiguous U.S. DPS is known to or is believed to occur: View All
USFWS Refuges in which the Canada Lynx, Contiguous U.S. DPS is known to occur: Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge, Benton Lake Wetland Management District, Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge, Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge-Nulhegan Basin Division ... Show All Refuges
Additional species information

Federal register documents

Date	Citation Page	Title
09/12/2014	79 FR 54781 54846	Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Contiguous United States Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx and Revised Distinct Population Segment Boundary; Final Rule
06/20/2014	79 FR 35303 35309	Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Contiguous U.S. Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx and Revised Distinct Population Segment Boundary
09/26/2013	78 FR 59429 59474	Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Contiguous U.S. Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx and Revised Distinct Population Segment Boundary; Proposed Rule
12/17/2009	74 FR 66937 66950	12-month Finding on a Petition To Change the Final Listing of the Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx To Include New Mexico
06/26/2009	74 FR 30617 30619	Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation; Draft Environmental Impact Statement Availability and Public Meetings
02/25/2009	74 FR 8616 8702	Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Contiguous United States Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx
12/18/2008	73 FR 76990 76994	90-Day Finding on a Petition To Change the Listing Status of the Canada Lynx
02/28/2008	73 FR 10860 10896	Revised Critical Habitat for the Contiguous United States Distinct Population Segment ofthe Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis): Proposed rule.
04/18/2007	72 FR 19549 19551	Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Seven Wildlife Species and Two Plant Species in the Mountain-Prairie Region
01/10/2007	72 FR 1186 1189	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Clarification of Significant Portion of the Range for the Contiguous United States Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx

Recovery

To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab

Date	Title	Plan Action Status	Plan Status
09/14/2005	Recovery Outline for the Contiguous United States Distinct Population Segment of Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Recovery efforts in progress, but no implementation information yet to display	Outline

Date	Citation Page	Title
03/24/2000	65 FR 16053 16086	Determination of Threatened Status for the Contiguous U.S. Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx and Related Rule; Final Rule
12/04/1980	45 FR 80444 80448	Final Findings for Export of Bobcat, Lynx, River Otter, Alaskan Gray Wolf & Alaskan Brown Bear Taken in 80-81 Season

Date	Title	Plan Action Status	Plan Status
09/14/2005	Recovery Outline for the Contiguous United States Distinct Population Segment of Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Recovery efforts in progress, but no implementation information yet to display	Outline

Date	Citation Page	Title	Document Type
04/18/2007	72 FR 19549 19551	Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Seven Wildlife Species and Two Plant Species in the Mountain-Prairie Region	Notice 5-year Review, Initiation

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