Balkan lynx

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Balkan lynx
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Lynx
Species: L. lynx
Subspecies: L. l. martinoi
Trinomial name
Lynx lynx martinoi
Miric, 1978

The Balkan lynx (Lynx lynx martinoi) is a subspecies of the Eurasian lynx in the Lynx genus.[1][2] It is the national symbol of the Republic of Macedonia.The Balkan lynx is on the Macedonian five denar coin.[3] It is considered to be the largest cat on the continent. The Balkan lynx has been on the brink of extinction for nearly a century, with numbers estimated to be around one hundred. The Balkan lynxes decrease in number have been thought to be due to illegal poaching.[4] The Balkan lynx start mating around January to February, and give birth in April.[5] While the Balkan lynx is listed as a subspecies in much of the news coverage and taxonomic references, there has been some dispute over those claims.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Lynx lynx martinoi. ION: Index to Organism Names. Organismnames.com. Retrieved on 2012-12-31.
  2. ↑ Lynx lynx martinoi. Ubio.org (2005-12-09). Retrieved on 2012-12-31.
  3. ↑ Evans, Thammy (2004). Macedonia (4th ed. ed.). Chalfont St. Peter: Bradt Travel Guides. p. 10. ISBN 9781841623955. 
  4. ↑ Platt, John R. (2009-03-04) Last 100 Balkan lynx face possible extinction | Extinction Countdown, Scientific American Blog Network. Scientificamerican.com. Retrieved on 20 October 2011.
  5. ↑ [1.pdf "Balkan Lynx Field Handbook"]. 
  6. ↑ D. Gugolz, M. V. Bernasconi, C. Breitenmoser-Würsten & P. Wandeler (2008). "Historical DNA reveals the phylogenetic position of the extinct Alpine lynx" (PDF). Journal of Zoology 275 (2): 201–208. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00428.x. 
  7. ↑ Manuela von Arx, Christine Breitenmoser-Würsten, Fridolin Zimmermann & Urs Breitenmoser (2004). "Status and conservation of the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in Europe in 2001" (PDF). KORA Bericht (Bern) 19e. 
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