Tiger map Panthera tigris Endangered

Interesting facts

• The tiger is marked with distinctive black or dark brown stripes, which are uniquely patterned in each individual. [source]
• A tiger can sprint 56 km/h (35 mph) and leap 10 m (33 ft); it is not a long-distance runner and gives up a chase if prey outpaces it over a certain distance. [source]
• The tiger is a powerful swimmer and easily transverses rivers as wide as 8 km (5.0 mi); it immerses in water, particularly on hot days. [source]
• Male Bengal tigers weigh 200–260 kg (440–570 lb), and females weigh 100–160 kg (220–350 lb); island tigers are the smallest, likely due to insular dwarfism. [source]
• An estimated 80,000 tigers were killed between 1875 and 1925. [source]

About the tiger

The tiger (Panthera tigris) is a large cat and a member of the genus Panthera native to Asia. It has a powerful, muscular body with a large head and paws, a long tail and orange fur that fades to white in parts, with black, mostly vertical stripes. It is traditionally classified into nine subspecies, though some recognise only two subspecies, the mainland Asian tiger and the Sunda Islands tiger.

Subspecies (10)

Subspecies listed in Wikidata as children of Panthera tigris (fossil-only taxa excluded). Classification is debated for many animals and lists differ between authorities.

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  Panthera tigris tigris – Mainland Asian tiger
  on the map
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  Panthera tigris tigris – Bengal tiger Endangered
  mapped together with Mainland Asian tiger (same GBIF taxon)
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  Panthera tigris altaica – Siberian tiger Endangered
  on the map
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  Panthera tigris amoyensis – South-Chinese tiger Critically endangered
  no open-licence GBIF records
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  Panthera tigris corbetti – Indochinese tiger Endangered
  no open-licence GBIF records
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  Panthera tigris jacksoni – Malayan tiger
  no open-licence GBIF records
• Panthera tigris lecoqi
  no open-licence GBIF records
• Panthera tigris oxygnatha
  no open-licence GBIF records
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  Panthera tigris sondaica – Sunda Island tiger
  1 open-licence GBIF records (too few to map)
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  Panthera tigris sumatrae – Sumatran tiger Critically endangered
  9 open-licence GBIF records (too few to map)

Photos

Text in “About”, “Interesting facts” and “Population” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tiger (revision 1379390513), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: sentences excerpted verbatim, citations and formatting removed. No text added. Taxa and status: Wikidata Q19939 (CC0).

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