ANIMAL ESTATE client 1.07: BOBCAT
FOR ANIMAL ESTATES 1.0: NEW YORK
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Lynx rufus
ANIMAL PROFILE:
RANGE: Bobcats are found throughout North America from southern Canada to southern Mexico. In the United States population densities are much higher in the southeastern region than in the western states.
HABITAT: Bobcats can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, semi-deserts, mountains, and brushland. They sleep in hidden dens, often in hollow trees, thickets, or rocky crevices.
COMMUNITY: Bobcat prefers forests, small wooded swamps and rocky outcrops.
BUILDING MATERIALS: Bobcats are territorial, using urine, feces, and anal gland secretions to delineate home ranges that are one to several square kilometers in size. A successful male's home range overlaps with those of several females, and may also overlap the territory of another male. The home ranges of females, which are smaller than those of the males, do not overlap one another.
THREATS: Bobcat kittens are preyed upon by foxes , coyotes , and large owls . Humans are the only real threat to adult bobcats. ( Kurta, 1995 )
INTERESTING FACTS: The huge, snowshoe-like paws of lynx, however, enable them to readily travel on most snow surfaces.
REFERENCES:
Ciszek, D. 2002. "Lynx rufus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 09, 2007 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Lynx_rufus.html .
Nowak, R.M., and J.L. Paradiso. 1983. Walker's Mammals of the World. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press.
IUCN - The World Conservation Union, 1996. "Species Survival Commision: IUCN Cat Specialist Group: Lynx rufus" (On-line). Accessed Feburary 2, 2001 at http://lynx.uio.no/catfolk/sp-accts.htm .
Kurta, A. 1995. Mammals of the Great Lakes Region . Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
State of Utah Natural Resources: Division of Wildlife Resources
Accessed November 9, 2007
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Accessed November 9, 2007