Animals Zoo Park: Iberian Lynx pics - Iberian Lynx pictures

The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus),sometimes referred to as the Spanish lynx, is a critically endangered feline mammal native to the Iberian Peninsula in Southern Europe, being the most endangered feline species in the world.According to SOS Lynx, if this species died out,it would be the first feline extinction since prehistoric times.The species often used to be misclassified as a subspecies of the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), but is now considered a separate species.Both species occurred together in central Europe in the Pleistocene epoch, being separated by habitat choice.The Iberian lynx is believed to have evolved from Lynx issiodorensis.