Caracal | |
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Caracal at Jardin des Plantes, Paris. | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Pan-Carnivora |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Felidae |
Genus: | Caracal |
Species: | C. caracal |
Binomial name | |
Caracal caracal (Schreber, 1776) | |
Distribution of Caracal, 2016 | |
Synonyms | |
The caracal (Caracal caracal), also called Persian lynx or African lynx, is a wild cat. Caracals are similar to lynxes, but are more related to the serval. Caracals are the fastest of the small cats.
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