The tiger is the largest of 36 living cat, or felid, species. Native to Asia, there are six living and three extinct subspecies of tiger:
Common name |
Scientific name |
Conservation status |
Main native region(s) |
Panthera tigris altaica |
Endangered |
Russian Far East |
|
Panthera tigris tigris |
Endangered |
India |
|
Panthera tigris corbetti |
Endangered |
Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR, Vietnam and Cambodia |
|
Panthera tigris jacksoni |
Endangered |
Malayan Peninsula |
|
Panthera tigris amoyensis |
Critically endangered |
Southeastern China; may currently exist only in Chinese zoos |
|
Panthera tigris sumatrae |
Critically endangered |
Sumatra |
|
Panthera tigris balica |
Extinct |
Bali |
|
Panthera tigris virgata |
Extinct* |
Central Asia |
|
Panthera tigris sondaica |
Extinct |
Java |
* Recent genetic research indicates a close relationship between the extinct Caspian tiger and extant populations of the Amur tiger, suggesting they may belong to the same subspecies.