Bobcat

Lynx rufus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
FamilyFelidae (Felids)
GenusLynx
SpeciesLynx rufus (Bobcat)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Zion National Park

2 Verified records at Zion National Park

☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The bobcat (Lynx rufus), also known as the wildcat, bay lynx, or red lynx, is one of the four extant species within the medium-sized wild cat genus Lynx. Native to North America, it ranges from southern Canada through most of the contiguous United States to Oaxaca in Mexico. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2002, due to its wide distribution and large population. Although it has been hunted extensively both for sport and fur, populations have proven stable, though declining in some areas. It has distinctive black bars on its forelegs and a black-tipped, stubby (or "bobbed") tail, from which it derives its name. It reaches a total length (including the tail) of up to 125 cm (50 in). Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Zion National Park

Puma concolor

5–10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Bassariscus astutus

Procyon lotor

Canis latrans

Ursus americanus

Mephitis mephitis

Vulpes macrotis

Vulpes vulpes

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Bobcat at Zion National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
2	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
3	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
4	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
5	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
6	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
7	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
8	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
9	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
10	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
11	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
12	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
13	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
14	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
15	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
16	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
17	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
18	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
19	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
20	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
21	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
22	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
23	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
24	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
25	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

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Bobcat

Closest Relatives at Zion National Park

Mountain Lion

Gray Fox

Ringtail

Common Raccoon

Coyote

American Black Bear

Striped Skunk

Kit Fox

Red Fox

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found