Bobcat
Lynx rufus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyFelidae (Felids)
- GenusLynx
- SpeciesLynx rufus (Bobcat)
Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Coyote
Canis latrans
California Sea Lion
Zalophus californianus
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
American Badger
Taxidea taxus
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Kit Fox
Vulpes macrotis
Northern Elephant Seal
Mirounga angustirostris
Western Spotted Skunk
Spilogale gracilis
Ringtail
Bassariscus astutus
📅 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 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Bobcat sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bobcat in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Bobcat in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.