Felidae (cats)

Cats have 4 toes front and hind, with a large triangular central pad. No claw marks are visible. Front and hind feet are similar. Typical gait is a walk or trot where the hind foot is placed in the print from the respective front foot. Cougar (Felis concolor) Front and hind = 9 x 9 cm, stride = 50 cm (walk: left to right foot). In southern Manitoba. Rare. Lynx (Lynx lynx) Front and hind = 7 x 7 cm, stride = 35 cm (walk: left to right foot). Throughout Manitoba in wooded areas, except the extreme southwest. Bobcat (Lynx rufus) Front and hind = 4.5 x 4.5 cm, stride = 30 cm (walk: left to right foot). Only in southern Manitoba. Range overlaps with Lynx in the southeast. Domestic cat (Felis domestica) Front and hind = 2.5 x 2.5 cm, stride = 10 cm (walk: left to right foot). Throughout Manitoba. Doesn't overlap in size with wild cats.