Tiger
subspecies
The tigers, one of the five species of
the genus Panthera, are composed of
eight subspecies:
The Bengal
tiger (Indian),
Panthera tigris tigris, distributed
throughout the humid forests and
grasslands of Bangladesh, Bhutan, China,
India and Nepal. Estimates of population
size vary from about 3,000 to 5,000
Bengal tigers in the wild
today.
The
Indochinese tiger, Panthera
tigris corbetti, distributed throughout
the humid forests and grasslands of
Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia,
Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Estimated
population size varies from 1,000 to
1,800 of the subspecies in the wild
today and 50 to 70 living in various
zoos throughout the world.
The South
Chinese tiger (Amoy),
Panthera tigris amoyensis, distributed
throughout the humid forests and
grasslands of central and eastern China.
Estimated population size varies from 30
to 80 of the subspecies in the wild
today and about 50 in zoos located in
China.
The Siberian
tiger
(Amur/Ussuri/northeast
China/Manchurian), Panthera tigris
altaica, distributed throughout the
humid forests and grasslands of China,
North Korea and the central Asiatic
areas of Russia. Estimates of population
size vary from 150 to 450 of the
subspecies in the wild today and 500 to
700 living in various zoos throughout
the world.
The Sumataran tiger,
Panthera
tigris sumatrae, is found only on the
Indonesian island of Sumatra. Estimates
of population size vary from 400 to 500
of the subspecies in the wild today,
located within the island's five
national parks. Approximately 250
Sumatran tigers live in various zoos
throughout the world.
The Caspian
tiger, Panthera
tigris virgata, has become extinct in
the past 50 years. It once ranged
throughout the humid forests and
grasslands of Afghanistan, Iran,
Mongolia, Turkey and the central Asiatic
areas of Russia.
The Javan
tiger, Panthera tigris
sondaica, formerly roamed on the
Indonesian island of Java but has become
extinct in the last 25 years.
The Balinese
tiger, Panthera tigris
balica, formerly roamed on the
Indonesian island of Bali but has become
extinct in the last 50 years.
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