Johnson et al. ayaa sheegay in Lynx ay la wadaageen jilibka Puma, libaax libaax (Prionailurus), iyo bisad guri (Felis), oo taariikhdu ahayd 7.15 milyan oo sano ka hor (mya); Lynx ayaa markii ugu horreysay kala go'ay, qiyaastii 3.24 milyan oo sano ka hor. Bobcat waxaa la rumeysan yahay inuu ka soo baxay lynx Eurasian, kaas oo u gudbay Waqooyiga Ameerika iyada oo loo marayo Bering Land Bridge intii lagu jiray Pleistocene, iyada oo awoowayaashii ay yimaadeen horaantii 2.6 milyan oo sano ka hor.
xayawaanka loo yaqaano bobcat iyo xayawaanka loo yaqaano Canada lynx