Where does the Eurasian lynx live?
Lynx lynx has 96,773 records in 46 countries and territories, from 1600 to 2026. Most records come from Switzerland.
- 96,773 records
- 46 places
- 245 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaCarnivoraFelidaeLynx
When it is recorded
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Peak month: February. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
16002026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 39,576 | |
| Norway | 34,070 | |
| France | 9,070 | |
| Sweden | 5,765 | |
| Finland | 2,635 | |
| Estonia | 2,137 | |
| Ukraine | 764 | |
| Russia | 579 | |
| Uzbekistan | 523 | |
| Germany | 389 | |
| Austria | 333 | |
| Poland | 306 | |
| Liechtenstein | 137 | |
| Belarus | 75 | |
| China | 58 | |
| Kazakhstan | 47 | |
| Italy | 40 | |
| Georgia | 28 | |
| Türkiye | 26 | |
| Slovenia | 25 | |
| Slovakia | 21 | |
| Romania | 20 | |
| Lithuania | 14 | |
| Armenia | 13 | |
| India | 12 | |
| Belgium | 11 | |
| Czechia | 11 | |
| Mongolia | 11 | |
| United States | 11 | |
| Croatia | 9 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7 | |
| Greece | 6 | |
| Iran | 6 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 6 | |
| Latvia | 5 | |
| Albania | 4 | |
| North Macedonia | 4 | |
| Netherlands | 4 | |
| Canada | 3 | |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2 |
Showing the top 40 of 46 places.
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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.