Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Mammals

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The General Status ranks do not have legal weight. They are meant to identify the species that may be at risk in Canada.

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Common Names

English common name:

Canada Lynx

French common name:

Lynx du Canada

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Lynx	Lynx du Canada
2005	Canada Lynx	Lynx du Canada
2010	Canadian Lynx	Lynx du Canada
2015	Canada Lynx	Lynx du Canada
2020	Canada Lynx	Lynx du Canada

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Mammalia

Subclass

Theria

Infraclass

Eutheria

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Lynx canadensis	Felidae	Carnivora
2005	Lynx canadensis	Felidae	Carnivora
2010	Lynx canadensis	Felidae	Carnivora
2015	Lynx canadensis	Felidae	Carnivora
2020	Lynx canadensis	Felidae	Carnivora

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2000	Secure
2005	Secure
2010	Secure
2015	Secure
2020	Secure

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - N5
2020	Secure - N5

Yukon
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Northwest Territories
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Nunavut
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

British Columbia
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Alberta
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Saskatchewan
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Manitoba
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Ontario
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Quebec
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

New Brunswick
2000	At Risk - 1
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Nova Scotia
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1
2020	Imperiled - S2S3

Prince Edward Island
2000	Extirpated - 0.1
2005	Extirpated - 0.1
2010	Extirpated - 0.1
2015	Presumed Extirpated - SX
2020	Presumed Extirpated - SX

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Secure - 4
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Vulnerable - S3S4
2020	Vulnerable - S3S4

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present