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Felids

Felidae · 4 species

In Québec, the family Felidae (order Carnivora) counts 4 species of mammals. The stars? Domestic Cat, Canadian Lynx and Bobcat, the most often observed. The richest region: Estrie, with 3 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its sounds, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Estrie3
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  3. Capitale-Nationale2
  4. Mauricie2
  5. Outaouais2
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  7. Côte-Nord2
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  10. Lanaudière2
  11. Laurentides2
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  13. Montréal1
  14. Nord-du-Québec1
  15. Laval1
  16. Montérégie1
  17. Centre-du-Québec1

Felids 4

Carnivora
All91Carnivora30Artiodactyla25Rodentia18Chiroptera8Eulipotyphla5Lagomorpha4Didelphimorphia1
Felidae
All30Mustelidae8Canidae7Phocidae6Felidae4Ursidae2Mephitidae1Odobenidae1Procyonidae1
Domestic Cat222 observations
Canadian Lynx108 observations
Bobcat14 observations
CougarPuma concolor