They have large feet and long legs. Lynx may appear to be stooping over, because their hind legs are slightly longer than their front legs. Like bobcats, they have short tails. Their fur is gray to reddish-brown with muted, or barely visible, spots. A ruff of hair surrounds their face and long, dark hairs form tufts at the tips of their ears.
Lynx prefer living in coniferous forests.
A coniferous forest is one made up primarily of cone-bearing trees, like pines, spruces, firs and larches. Lynx like forests with many different sized trees and a thick understory. Understory is the vegetation or plant-life on the forest floor. This type of habitat is also ideal for their preferred prey species, the snowshoe hare. Yet, lynx are very adaptable and can live in rocky areas, open forest, scrub brush, and even dunes.