The Iberian lynx was once found across the Iberian Peninsula but is now restricted to small areas in Andalusia, Spain, where breeding has been confirmed in two locations. It prefers open grasslands and hunts small mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians at twilight, with the European rabbit making up its main prey. The Iberian lynx and its habitat are fully protected, but it remains critically endangered due to loss of habitat from infrastructure, urban development, and tree monocultivation, as well as threats from poisoning, vehicle collisions, feral dogs, poaching, and disease reducing rabbit populations.

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2. This lynx was once distributed over the entire Iberian Peninsula. It is now restricted to very small areas, with breeding only confirmed in two areas of Andalusia, southern Spain. The Iberian Lynx prefers heterogeneous environments of open grassland. habitat

3. diet It hunts mammals (including rodents and insectivores), birds, reptiles and amphibians at twilight. The European rabbit is the main prey.

4. physical apparence Lynx have longer fur and legs, big ears, and spotted and long body.

5. ARE LYNXES IN DANGER? The Iberian Lynx and its habitat are fully protected and are no longer legally hunted. Its critical status is mainly due to habitat loss, poisoning, road casualties, feral dogs and poaching. Its habitat loss is due mainly to infrastructure improvement, urban & resort development, tree monocultivation (pine, pseudotsuga, eucalyptus) which serves to break the lynx's distribution area. In addition, the lynx prey population of rabbits is also declining due to diseases like myxomatosis and hemorrhagic pneumonia.