On a side note, I believe that particular Khajiit is based on the https://www.google.com/search?q=eurasian+lynx&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1600&bih=741&sei=%202Am6TpqdBePo2AWU9KzSBw. AWESOME!

They talked briefly about lynxs and snow leopards in the latest http://www.bethblog.com/podcast/, at about 7:17 i think.