Press green flag to begin to switch slides press on the right arrow 8 Quick facts about tigers, Wild Tiger Population: 3,890 Wild Tiger Population 100 Years Ago: 100,000 Types of Tigers: 9 Subspecies (3 Extinct) Types of Tigers Still Alive: 6 subspecies Number of Endangered Subspecies: All tigers Biggest Threats: Poaching and habitat loss. Where tigers live: 13 countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Thailand, and Vietnam) Number of tigers in Africa: 0 Lets hear a little bit about the tigers there are, 1. Siberian Tiger Common name: Siberian tiger Latin name: Panthera tigris altaica Also known as: Korean tiger, Amur tiger, Manchurian tiger, Ussurian tiger Range: North Asia (Russia, China, Korea) Weight: 389 – 475 lbs (males), 260 – 303 lbs (females) Size: 70 – 82 inches (males), 66 – 72 inches (females) Endangered Status: Endangered Unique Features: Big size, pale fur 2. Bengal Tiger Common name: Bengal Tiger Latin name: Panthera tigris tigris Also known as: Royal Bengal tiger, Indian tiger Range: Indian subcontinent (India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh) Weight: 397 – 569 lbs (males), 220 – 350 lbs (females) Size: 110 – 120 inches (males), 94 – 104 inches (females) Endangered Status: Endangered Unique Features: Large bodies, white mutation 3. Indochinese Tiger Common name: Indochinese tiger Latin name: Panthera tigris corbetti Also known as: Corbett’s tiger Range: Southeast Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Burma, China, formerly Cambodia) Weight: 331 to 430 lbs (males), 220 – 290 lbs (females) Size: 100 – 112 inches (males), 91 – 100 inches (females) Endangered Status: Near critically endangered Unique Features: Short, narrow, single stripes 4. Malayan tiger Common name: Malayan tiger Latin name: Panthera tigris jacksoni and occasionally Panthera tigris malayensis Also known as: Southern Indochinese tiger Range: Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Thailand, Burma) Weight: 220 – 308 lbs (males), 165 – 245 lbs (females) Size: 75 – 112 inches (males), 70 – 103 inches (females) Endangered Status: Critically endangered Unique Features: Small and endangered. No notable physical difference between the Indochinese and Malayan tigers. 5. South China Tiger Common name: South China Tiger Latin name: Panthera tigris amoyensis Also known as: Amoy tiger, Xiamen tiger, Chinese tiger Range: Central and eastern China (Hunan, Fukien, Guangdong and Jiangxi provinces) Weight: 287 – 386 lbs (males), 220 – 254 lbs (females) Size: 91 – 104 inches (males), 87 – 94 inches (females) Endangered Status: Critically endangered and near extinction Unique Features: Small, rare, possible blue mutation 6. Sumatran Tiger Common name: Sumatran tiger Latin name: Panthera tigris sumatrae Range: Indonesia Weight: 220 – 310 lbs (males), 165 – 243 lbs (females) Size: 87 – 100 inches (males), 85 – 91 inches (females) Endangered Status: Critically endangered Unique Features: Smallest breed, genetically isolated, the only surviving tiger species in the Sudra Islands 7. Caspian Tiger Common name: Caspian tiger Latin name: Originally Felis virgata, later Panthera tigris virgata Also known as: Hyrcanian tiger, Hyrcan tiger, Turan tiger Range: Central Asia and the Middle East (China, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan) Weight: 370 – 530 lbs (males), 187 – 298 lbs (females) Size: 106 – 116 inches (males), 94 – 102 inches (females) Endangered Status: Extinct Unique Features: Large bodies, muted colors 8. Bali Tiger Common name: Bali tiger Latin name: Panthera tigris balica Range: Indonesia Weight: 200 – 220 lbs (males), 143 – 176 lbs (females) Size: 87 – 91 inches (males), 75 – 83 inches (females) Endangered Status: Extinct Unique Features: Formerly smallest tiger species 9. Javan Tiger Common name: Javan Tiger Latin name: Panthera tigris sondaica Range: Indonesia Weight: 220 – 311 lbs (males), 165 – 254 lbs (females) Size: Around 90 – 100 inches Endangered Status: Extinct Unique Features: Extinct but possibly in hiding
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