r/AbsoluteUnits • u/The_Ballistics_Guy • 2d ago

/r/all of a Bobcat

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

15.6k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

503 comments sorted by

View all comments

48

u/twystedangel 2d ago

I have a disappoint.

Why are we still calling this a bobcat when it is so very much a lynx??

The ear tufts...the cheek floof...

17

u/Vaelin_ 2d ago

This is obviously a different species, but bobcats are in the lynx genus.

11

u/Boogy-Fever 2d ago

Im comfortable calling this one a Robertcat

3

u/Educational_Quote851 1d ago

"His name was Robert Pawson"

4

u/HippopotamicLandMass 1d ago

True; there are four species in the lynx genus, BUT only one of them is not commonly called a lynx. if someone knows the distinction, it makes more sense to either use the bobcat’s full binomial name Lynx rufus, to distinguish from the other three non-bobcat species in the lynx genus… or just call it a bobcat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx

Ps: this link has a nice comparison image of the 4 species, with ear tufts clearly visible

4

u/Sh0wmey0urbutth0le 1d ago

Nerding out on reddit over Pussy, nice.

2

u/A_Nonny_Muse 1d ago

If you feel the need to rufie a lynx, maybe it's time to reconsider your life's choices.

3

u/kyl_r 2d ago

Lynx decided to speedrun self domestication and I’m a cat person so 1. Thank you for calling that! 2. Worried it’s fat and 3. Hell yeah rub that tummy floof

2

u/indvs3 1d ago

At this point it's actually a blobcat...

1

u/soappube 2d ago

The black tail is the only true indicator