Johnson et al. vakashuma kuti Lynx yakagovana clade ne puma, ingwe katsi (Prionailurus), uye katsi yemumba (Felis) mitsara, yakanyorwa kusvika 7.15 mamirioni emakore apfuura (mya); Lynx yakatanga kuparadzaniswa, anenge 3.24 mamirioni emakore apfuura. Iyo bobcat inofungidzirwa kuti yakashanduka kubva kuEurasian lynx, iyo yakayambuka ichienda kuNorth America nenzira yeBering Land Bridge panguva yePleistocene, nemadzitateguru anosvika kare kare 2.6 mamirioni emakore apfuura.
mhuka inonzi bobcat neCanada lynx