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Bobcat size: How big do they get?

How big does a Bobcat get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Bobcat (Lynx rufus) reaches an average size of 69.1 cm (2′ 4″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). During their lifetime of about 32.33 years, they grow from 300 grams (0.66 lbs) to 6.38 kg (14.07 lbs). A Bobcat has 2 babies at once. The Bobcat (genus: Lynx) is a member of the family Felidae.

As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.

The average adult size of a Bobcat is (2' 4

The bobcat (Lynx rufus) is a medium-sized North American cat that first appeared during the Irvingtonian stage around 1.8 million years ago (AEO). Containing two recognized subspecies, it ranges from southern Canada to central Mexico, including most of the contiguous United States. The bobcat is an adaptable predator that inhabits wooded areas, as well as semidesert, urban edge, forest edge, and swampland environments. It remains in some of its original range, but populations are vulnerable to local extinction (“extirpation”) by coyotes and domestic animals. With a gray to brown coat, whiskered face, and black-tufted ears, the bobcat resembles the other species of the midsized genus Lynx. It is smaller on average than the Canada lynx, with which it shares parts of its range, but is about twice as large as the domestic cat. It has distinctive black bars on its forelegs and a black-tipped, stubby (or “bobbed”) tail, from which it derives its name.Though the bobcat prefers rabbits and hares, it hunts insects, chickens, geese and other birds, small rodents, and deer. Prey selection depends on location and habitat, season, and abundance. Like most cats, the bobcat is territorial and largely solitary, although with some overlap in home ranges. It uses several methods to mark its territorial boundaries, including claw marks and deposits of urine or feces. The bobcat breeds from winter into spring and has a gestation period of about two months.Although bobcats have been hunted extensively by humans, both for sport and fur, their population has proven resilient though declining in some areas. The elusive predator features in some Indigenous Peoples’ (of North and Central America) stories and in the folklore of European colonizers.

Animals of the same family as a Bobcat

We found other animals of the Felidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Bobcat

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Bobcat:

Animals with the same litter size as a Bobcat

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Bobcat:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Bobcat

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Bobcat:

Animals with the same weight as a Bobcat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Lynx rufus: