Johannes Hevelius was referring to the Eurasian lynx, which he and others perceived as being spotted like a leopard.
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Also Siberian Flying Squirrels, Eurasian Three-toed Woodpeckers, Hazel Grouses, Bank Voles, Eurasian lynxes and Brown Bears are hiding in the spruce forests of Vaarunvuoret.
Since the 1990s, there have been numerous efforts to resettle the Eurasian lynx in Germany, and since 2000, a small population can now be found in the Harz mountains near Bad Lauterberg.