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Iberian lynx

Iberian lynx From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Iberian lynx Conservation status Endangered  ( IUCN 3.1 ) [1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Suborder: Feliformia Family: Felidae Genus: Lynx Species: L. pardinus Binomial name Lynx pardinus ( Temminck , 1827) 1980 range map The  Iberian lynx  ( Lynx pardinus ) is a wild  cat  species native to the  Iberian Peninsula  in southwestern Europe that is listed as  Endangered  on the  IUCN Red List . [1]  It preys almost exclusively on the  European rabbit . [2]  In the 20th century, the Iberian lynx population declined because of sharp declines in rabbit populations, caused by  myxomatosis ,  rabbit haemorrhagic disease  and overhunting, fragmentation of grassland and forest habitats and  poaching . [3] By the turn of the 21st century, the Iberian lynx w...