Bobcat
Lynx rufus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyFelidae (Felids)
- GenusLynx
- SpeciesLynx rufus (Bobcat)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Island Fox
Urocyon littoralis
California Sea Lion
Zalophus californianus
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
Northern Elephant Seal
Mirounga angustirostris
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Coyote
Canis latrans
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
Western Spotted Skunk
Spilogale gracilis
Juan Fernandez Fur Seal
Arctocephalus philippii
Northern Sea Lion
Eumetopias jubatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bobcat in Channel Islands National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Bobcat sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bobcat in Channel Islands National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Bobcat in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.