Lynx du désert

Scientific name:

Caracal caracal

Threat level:

Least concern

Authority:

Schreber, 1776

Common names:

• Asian caracal (English)
• African caracal (English)
• Caracal (English)
• Lince africano (Spanish)

Version:

3.1

Year assessed:

2008

Assessor(s):

Breitenmoser, C., Henschel, P. & Sogbohossou, E.

Evaluator(s):

Nowell, K., Breitenmoser-Wursten, C., Breitenmoser, U. (Cat Red List Authority) & Hoffmann, M. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:

Listed as Least Concern as the caracal is widespread and relatively common, particularly in southern and eastern Africa, although there have been range losses in northern Africa, and the species is of conservation concern in most of its Asian range (IUCN Cats Red List workshop, 2007).

Geographic ranges:

• Afghanistan (Native)
• Algeria (Native)
• Angola (Native)
• Benin (Native)
• Botswana (Native)
• Burkina Faso (Native)
• Cameroon (Native)
• Chad (Native)
• Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The (Native)
• Côte D'ivoire (Native)
• Djibouti (Native)
• Egypt (Native)
• Eritrea (Native)
• Ethiopia (Native)
• Gambia (Native)
• Ghana (Native)
• Guinea (Native)
• Guinea-bissau (Native)
• India (Native)
• Iran, Islamic Republic Of (Native)
• Iraq (Native)
• Israel (Native)
• Jordan (Native)
• Kazakhstan (Native)
• Kenya (Native)
• Kuwait (Native)
• Lebanon (Native)
• Lesotho (Native)
• Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Native)
• Malawi (Native)
• Mali (Native)
• Mauritania (Native)
• Morocco (Native)
• Mozambique (Native)
• Namibia (Native)
• Niger (Native)
• Nigeria (Native)
• Oman (Native)
• Pakistan (Native)
• Saudi Arabia (Native)
• Senegal (Native)
• Somalia (Native)
• South Africa (Native)
• Sudan (Native)
• Swaziland (Native)
• Syrian Arab Republic (Native)
• Tajikistan (Native)
• Tanzania, United Republic Of (Native)
• Togo (Native)
• Tunisia (Native)
• Turkey (Native)
• Turkmenistan (Native)
• Uganda (Native)
• United Arab Emirates (Native)
• Uzbekistan (Native)
• Western Sahara (Native)
• Yemen (Native)
• Zambia (Native)
• Zimbabwe (Native)
• Burundi (Presence uncertain)
• Central African Republic (Presence uncertain)

Population trend:

Unknown

Ecosystems

• Terrestrial

List of habitats:

• Forest
• Subtropical/Tropical Dry
• Savanna
• Dry
• Shrubland
• Subtropical/Tropical Dry
• Grassland
• Temperate
• Subtropical/Tropical Dry
• Desert
• Hot
• Temperate

List of threats:

• Agriculture & aquaculture
• Annual & perennial non-timber crops
• Agro-industry farming
• Livestock farming & ranching
• Nomadic grazing
• Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming
• Agro-industry grazing, ranching or farming
• Biological resource use
• Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals
• Unintentional effects (species is not the target)
• Persecution/control

List of conservation actions:

• Land/water protection
• Site/area protection
• Land/water management
• Site/area management
• Law & policy
• Legislation
• National level