Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lince_en_el_parque_de_Cab%C3%A1rceno.jpg
The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is a wild cat species native to the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. Formerly considered a subspecies of the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), the Iberian lynx is now classified as a separate species. Both species occurred together in Central Europe in the Pleistocene and evolved as distinct species in the Late Pleistocene. The Iberian lynx is thought to have evolved from Lynx issiodorensis.
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Lynx
Species: Lynx pardinus (Temminck, 1827)
