They have lengthy legs, large paws, bob tails, cheek hair forming a facial ruff, and tall ears with noticeable black tufts.

[1] Individual Carpathian lynxes have different patterns of spots, which allows researchers to identify them more easily on camera.

[3] Carpathian lynxes are not fast runners compared to other cat species, and instead rely on ambush attacks to kill their prey.

[1] Like other cat species, the Carpathian lynx is carnivorous and preys on deer, wild goats, and sheep.

Persistent low density, high turnover of residents, and female philopatry may be responsible for hindering its range expansion, but stressors such as poaching and increasing landscape fragmentation in the Western Carpathians have exacerbated this issue.