The caracal is a species of cat native to portions of Africa ... and forms a collar around the neck, a black tail tip, and ear tufts. The lynx is speckled and blotched, while the caracal is ...

just slightly more than your average domestic house cat. The trick to separating a bobcat from a lynx (Lynx canadensis) is the tail. The tip of a bobcat tail has black on top and white underneath.