Close. Adult Weight: 75 - 180 lbs. 1. The bobcat (Lynx rufus), also known as red lynx, is a medium-sized cat native to North America from southern Canada, most of the contiguous United States to Oaxaca in Mexico.It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2002, because it is widely distributed and abundant. Looks like a bobcat, but with a long tail. Sitting in front of logs. It is a beautiful cat with stripes and very long legs. Their ability to cover long distances allows them to spread into available habitat. Bobcats have smaller feet and the tail is not completely black-tipped -- it is white underneath and often the white wraps onto the tail tip. Sub-Species: L.r. Bobcat (Lynx rufus)Diet: rabbits, mice, squirrels, reptiles and fowl (including farmers' chickens) Size: 26–41 inches long (minus the tail, which is 4–7 inches) Weight: 11–30 pounds Average Life Span in the Wild: 10–12 years Range: from southern Canada through most of Mexico Physical Description: The bobcat and the Canadian lynx are sometimes thought of as the same animal. Picture. Black coloring on end of tail and tips of ears, ears rounded Young have spots. A male bobcat weighs 20 to 30 pounds, and a … It is around twice the size of a domestic cat. Coat color ranges from buff to … It is not as aesthetically pleasing as a lot of the captive bobcat pictures but is natural and real. I have no scientific way of estimation but I daresay 75 percent of alleged cougar sightings in the eastern half of the United States are bobcats.
But distinguishing between a bobcat … Length of the adult is about 3 feet, 6 inches. Replies. Posted by 2 years ago. A male bobcat weighs 20 to 30 pounds, and … In fact, one species of lynx is called a bobcat! Long legs and a short tail …
share. You can take the tail off a mountain lion and it still won’t look anything like a bobcat. The Florida wild bobcat (Felinae rufus or Lynx rufus) is about twice the size of a domestic cat and has long legs, large paws and a short tail – it is its "bobbed" tail that gave it the name "bobcat" – that may be only 1 to 7 inches long. Mountain lions also have long tails. Solved! Bobcats can swim. Tail: Approximately 6 inches. They weigh between 13-30 pounds, stand 21 inches high and are 30-50 inches long. That would account for a big spotted cat with a long tail. The Bobcat, which is a stealthy hunter aided by keen eyesight, hearing, and a well-developed sense of smell, is the most common and widely distributed wildcat in North America. This cat has long legs and a smallish head. It also puts them close to roadways. Some scientists think a lynx uses them like whiskers to detect things above its head. The former is a medium-sized cat with long, tufted ears and a short, bobbed tail, while the latter is, well, a medium-sized cat with long, tufted ears and a short, bobbed tail. save hide report. This thread is archived. Tail: 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 feet long 40% of body length from nose to tail tip) Heavily furred. Bobcats are usually quiet, but they can make sounds. The bobcat (Lynx rufus) can be identified most easily by its short bob-tail which is 2 to 8 inches long. Its most recognizable feature is a stubby tail 4–5 inches long. All lynx have these tufts, but their purpose isn’t completely clear. Bobcat territories here in the Northeast will range from 8 to 20 square miles. The ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) is a mammal of the raccoon family native to arid regions of North America.It is widely distributed and well adapted to disturbed areas. That is long for a bobcat but nearly as long as a cougar which has a tail nearly as long as the body.