What is the latin name for bobcat?

wild bobcat

What is the latin name for bobcat?
felis rufus
Reply:It is absurd that the best vote went to a wrong answer. The Latin name for the genus to which the bobcat belongs is Lynx not Felis. The scientific Latin name is Lynx rufus. A bad vote cannot change that fact. Report Abuse

Reply:The scientific name in Latin for the bobcat is Lynx rufus. The ancient romans would not have had a name for this cat which lives in North America. The name of its genus is Lynx not felis as in a prior answer. Domestic cats are of the genus felis.


See first part of Wikipedia article.





The Bobcat (Lynx rufus) is a North American mammal of the cat family, Felidae. With twelve recognized subspecies, it ranges from southern Canada to northern east Mexico, including most of the continental United States. The Bobcat is an adaptable predator that inhabits wooded areas, as well as semi-desert, urban edge,forest edges and swampland environments. It persists in much of its original range and populations are healthy.