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IMAGE INFORMATION

Canadian lynx

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

By 1806

Primary Source Reference:

"Walk through the Phil[adelphi]a Museum" (1805-1806), p. 20

Additional Source Text:

"That wild Cat as we commonly call it, is the Canadian Linx, however it does not exclusively belong there; for it is found in most, if not in all of the United States."

Specimen Type:

Dead/preserved

Peale's Common Name:

Canadian lynx

Current Common Name:

Canadian lynx

Current Scientific Name

Lynx canadensis