Lynx

A lynx (/ˈlɪŋks/;^[2] plural lynx or lynxes^[3]) is ony o the fower species within the Lynx genus o medium-sized wildcats. The name "lynx" originatit in Middle Inglis via Latin frae the Greek wird "λύγξ",^[2] derived frae the Indo-European ruit "*leuk-", meanin "licht, brichtness",^[4] in reference tae the luminescence o its reflective eyes.^[4] Thare is considerable confusion aboot the baist way tae classify felids at present, an some authorities classify them as pairt o the genus Felis.

Lynx[1]
Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Cless:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Faimily:	Felidae
Subfaimily:	Felinae
Genus:	Lynx Kerr, 1792
Teep species
Lynx lynx Linnaeus, 1758
Species
Lynx lynx Lynx canadensis Lynx pardinus Lynx rufus
Lynx ranges

Neither the caracal, sometimes cried the Persie lynx or African lynx, nor the jungle cat, cried the swamp lynx, is a member o the Lynx genus.