Subspecies and Distribution. L. r. rufus Schreber, 1777 — C Canada (Saskatchewan, Manitoba & W Ontario) and C & NE USA (North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky & Tennessee). L. r. bailey: Merriam, 1890 — SW USA and NW Mexico. L. r. californicus Mearns, 1897 — SE USA (California). L. r. escuinapaeJ. A. Allen, 1903 — Pacific coast and C Mexico. L. r. fasciatus Rafinesque, 1817 = NW coast of USA. L. r. floridanus Rafinesque, 1817 — SE USA. L. r. gigas Bangs, 1897 — E Canada (Maritime Provinces), and NE USA (New England). L. r. oaxacensis Goodwin, 1963 — S Mexico (Oaxaca). L. r. pallescens Merriam, 1899 — SW Canada (British Columbia & Alberta), and W USA (Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada & Idaho). L. r. perunsularis Thomas, 1898 — NW Mexico (Baja California). L. r. superiorensis Peterson & Downing, 1952 — S Canada (Ontario), and N USA (Michigan, Wisconsin & Minnesota). L. r. texensis J. A. Allen, 1895 — S USA (Texas), and NE Mexico (Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon & Coahuila). in Felidae - Don E. Wilson (Lynx Edicions, 2009)