---
title: "Pardellynx"
description: "Lynx pardinus — Zoogdieren. The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is one of four extant species of Lynx, a genus of medium-sized wild cats."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/iberian-lynx
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pardellynx

> Lynx pardinus — Zoogdieren. The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is one of four extant species of Lynx, a genus of medium-sized wild cats.

- Scientific name: *Lynx pardinus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 1105
- Wikidata: [Q129727](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q129727)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41975](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41975)

## Names

- en: Iberian Lynx
- de: Pardelluchs
- es: Lince Ibérico
- fr: Lynx ibérique
- nl: Pardellynx
- pt: Lince-ibérico
- pl: Ryś iberyjski

## Countries with the most observations

ES (696), PT (51)

## Summary

The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is one of four extant species of Lynx, a genus of medium-sized wild cats. It is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. Fossils suggest that it has been present in Iberia since the end of the Early Pleistocene around 1 million years ago. It is a monotypic species and is thought to have evolved from Lynx issiodorensis.
The Iberian lynx population declined in the 20th century primarily due to overhunting, poaching, fragmentation of suitable habitats, and the population decline of its main prey species, such as the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), caused by myxomatosis and rabbit haemorrhagic…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberian_lynx

## Photo

![Pardellynx](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/iberian-lynx/medium.jpg)

Photo: Pablo Galván Mateos · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/197154550

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/iberian-lynx?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).