Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis · ██████████████ in ██████████ U.S. · ECOS entity 24
In plain words
Federal ESA status Threatened
The Canada Lynx is listed as threatenedthreatened: Likely to become endangered soon. under the federal Endangered Species ActEndangered Species Act: The federal law from 1973 that protects listed animals and plants.. This is the U.S. federal status. It is not the IUCN Red List or a state list. The latest step was a final revised critical habitatcritical habitat: Places the agency marks as needed for the species to recover. rule, published on July 16, 2026. No upcoming date is on the record.
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Each step shows up to three dates: the date the law sets, the date in the agency's workplan or set by a court, and the date the step was published. Every date links to the document it comes from.
| Step | Statutory date | Workplan or court-ordered date | Published (Federal Register) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90-day finding90-day finding: The agency's first answer to a petition, saying whether it is worth a full review. |
Statutory date November 20, 1991 (90-day finding, 16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)). Federal Register coverage starts October 24, 2024; earlier publications are not on the record yet.
16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)
Petition linked to this species: inferred from the petition title.
Statute wording for this date: "to the maximum extent practicable".
16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)
Statutory date November 20, 1991 (90-day finding, 16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)). Federal Register coverage starts October 24, 2024; earlier publications are not on the record yet.
16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)
Petition linked to this species: inferred from the petition title.
Statute wording for this date: "to the maximum extent practicable".
16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)
Statutory date October 31, 2007 (90-day finding, 16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)). Federal Register coverage starts October 24, 2024; earlier publications are not on the record yet.
16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)
Petition linked to this species: inferred from the petition title.
Statute wording for this date: "to the maximum extent practicable".
16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)
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Not in the workplan | Not published as of October 24, 2026 |
| Final critical habitatcritical habitat: Places the agency marks as needed for the species to recover. rule | None set |
Planned for fiscal year 2026 in the National Listing Workplan of July 28, 2026.
Workplan row 56
Marked court-ordered, date not stated (National Listing Workplan, version 2026-07-28).
Workplan row 56
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Not published as of October 24, 2026 |
| Proposed revised critical habitatcritical habitat: Places the agency marks as needed for the species to recover. rule | None set | Not in the workplan |
Proposed revised critical habitat rule published in the Federal Register on November 29, 2024.
FR 2024-27767
Comments accepted until January 28, 2025.
FR 2024-27767
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| Final revised critical habitatcritical habitat: Places the agency marks as needed for the species to recover. rule | None set | Not in the workplan |
Final revised critical habitat rule published in the Federal Register on July 16, 2026.
FR 2026-14299
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| 5-year review notice |
Statutory date March 24, 2005 (5-year review, 16 U.S.C. 1533(c)(2)(A); counted from the ECOS listing date). Federal Register coverage starts October 24, 2024; earlier publications are not on the record yet.
16 U.S.C. 1533(c)(2)(A)
Statute wording for this date: "at least once every five years".
16 U.S.C. 1533(c)(2)(A)
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Not in the workplan | Not published as of October 24, 2026 |
Petitions
- “North American lynx (█████ ███████████████) ██████████████ pop.; List as Endangered (██████████)”: petition date (closed). Source: ECOS petitions report, ECOS species profile. Petition linked to this species: inferred from the petition title.
- “North American lynx (█████ ███████████████) ██████████████ pop.; List as Endangered (Petition)”: petition date (closed). Source: ECOS petitions report, ECOS species profile. Petition linked to this species: inferred from the petition title.
- “████, Canada (Lynx canadensis); List as T in New Mexico”: petition date (closed). Source: ECOS petitions report, ECOS species profile. Petition linked to this species: inferred from the petition title.
Identifiers and sources
- This record
https://conservanode.org/id/species/24- ECOS
- Species profile 3652
- Federal Register
- 2024-27767 (November 29, 2024)
- 2026-14299 (July 16, 2026)
- Regulations.gov
- Range states
- CA, CO, ID, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NM, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY