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4. Lives in India, Nepal, Bhutan,
and Bangladesh, and is the most common
subspecies. In 2011, the total adult population
was estimated at 1,520–1,909 in India, 440 in
Bangladesh, 155 in Nepal and 75 in Bhutan. In
2014, the population in India was estimated at
2,226, and 103 in Bhutan as of 2015. It lives in
alluvial grasslands, subtropical and tropical
rainforests, scrub forests, wet and dry
deciduous forests, and mangroves. It is the
second-largest of the surviving subspecies.
Males attain a total nose-to-tail length of 270
to 310 cm (110 to 120 in) and weigh between
180 to 258 kg (397 to 569 lb), while females
range from 240 to 265 cm (94 to 104 in) and 100
to 160 kg (220 to 350 lb). In northern India and
Nepal, the average is larger; males can weigh
up to 235 kilograms (518 lb), while females
average 140 kilograms (310 lb). Coat colour
varies from light yellow to reddish yellow with
black stripes.

5. The Indo Chinese Tiger Is found
in Cambodia, China, Laos, Burma, Th
ailand, and Vietnam. In 2010 the total
population was estimated at about 350
individuals. Their preferred habitat is
forests in mountainous or hilly
regions. Males average 108 inches
(270 cm) in total length and weigh
between 150–195 kg (331–430 lb), while
females average 96 inches (240 cm)
and 100–130 kg (220–290 lb)

6. Exclusively found in the southern part of the Malay Peninsula. Was not
considered a subspecies in its own right until a 2004 genetic analysis showed
that they are distinct in DNA and micro-satellite sequences from the
Indochinese subspecies. As of 2014 the total population is estimated at fewer
than 500 individuals, though a new report from September that year estimated it
at between 250 and 340 individuals. Males range in total length from 190–280 cm
(75–110 in) and weigh between 47.2 to 129.1 kg (104 to 285 lb), while females
range from 180–260 cm (71–102 in) and 24 to 88 kg (53 to 194 lb)

7. Inhabits the Amur-Ussuri region of Primorsky
Krai and Khabarovsk Krai in far
eastern Siberia, with the exception of a small
population in Hunchun National Siberian
Tiger Nature Reserve in northeastern China,
near the border of North Korea. In 2005, there
were 331–393 adult and sub-adult Siberian
tigers in the region, with a breeding adult
population of about 250 individuals. As of
2015, there an estimated population of 480-540
individuals in the Russian Far East. It is the
largest subspecies and ranks among the
largest felids ever to have existed. Males have a
head and body length of between 190–230 cm
(75–91 in) and weigh between 180 to 306 kg
(397 to 675 lb), while females average 160–
180 cm (63–71 in) and 100 to 167 kg (220 to
368 lb). Tail length is about 60–110 cm (24–
43 in). Compared to other subspecies, Siberian
tigers have thicker coats, paler hues, and fewer
stripes in dark brown instead of black.

8. Is the most critically endangered subspecies of tiger, and one of the 10 most endangered
animals in the world. Despite unconfirmed reports and some evidence of footprints,
there has been no confirmed wild sighting in over 25 years, leading experts to consider it
"functionally extinct", with the entire known population of roughly 65+ individuals held
in captivity. It is the second-smallest subspecies. Males range in total length from 230–
260 cm (91–102 in) and weigh between 130 to 180 kg (290 to 400 lb), while females range
from 220–240 cm (87–94 in) and 100 to 110 kg (220 to 240 lb). The South China tiger is
considered to be the most ancient of the tiger subspecies and is distinguished by a
particularly narrow skull, long muzzle nose, rhombus-like stripes and vivid orange colour

9. Is the most critically endangered subspecies of tiger, and one of the 10 most endangered
animals in the world. Despite unconfirmed reports and some evidence of footprints,
there has been no confirmed wild sighting in over 25 years, leading experts to consider it
"functionally extinct", with the entire known population of roughly 65+ individuals held
in captivity. It is the second-smallest subspecies. Males range in total length from 230–
260 cm (91–102 in) and weigh between 130 to 180 kg (290 to 400 lb), while females range
from 220–240 cm (87–94 in) and 100 to 110 kg (220 to 240 lb). The South China tiger is
considered to be the most ancient of the tiger subspecies and is distinguished by a
particularly narrow skull, long muzzle nose, rhombus-like stripes and vivid orange
colour. Found only on the island of Sumatra, and is thus the last surviving of the three
Indonesian island subspecies.

10. The white tiger is a pigmentation variant of the Bengal tiger, which is reported in the
wild from time to time in the Indian states of Assam, Bengal, Bihar, Sunderbans and
especially in the former State of Rewa.
The white Bengal tigers are distinctive due to the color of their fur. The white fur caused
by a lack of the pigment pheomelanin, which is found in Bengal tigers with orange color
fur. When compared to Bengal tigers, the white Bengal tigers tend to grow faster and
heavier than the orange Bengal tiger. They also tend to be somewhat bigger at birth, and
as fully grown adults. White Bengal tigers are fully grown when they are 2–3 years of age.
White male tigers reach weights of 200 - 230 kilograms and can grow up to 3 meters in
length. As with all tigers, the white Bengal tiger’s stripes are like fingerprints, with no
two tigers having the same pattern. The stripes of the tiger are pigmentation of the skin

12. Was limited to the Indonesian island
of Bali. Had a weight of 90–100 kg
(200–220 lb) in males and 65–80 kg
(143–176 lb) in females. Bali tigers were
hunted to extinction; the last Bali tiger,
an adult female, is thought to have been
killed at Sumbar Kima, West Bali, on 27
September 1937, though there were
unconfirmed reports that villagers
found a tiger corpse in 1963. The Bali
tiger is reported to have had some spots
in between its stripes.

13. Was found in the sparse forest habitats
and riverine corridors west and south of
the Caspian Sea and east through Central
Asian to the Takla - Makan
desert of Xinjiang, and had been
recorded in the wild until the early
1970s. The Siberian tiger is the
genetically closest living relative of the
Caspian tiger.

14. Was limited to the island of Java, and had been recorded until the mid-
1970s. Javan tigers were larger than Bali tigers; males weighed 100–141 kg (220–
311 lb) and females 75–115 kg (165–254 lb). After 1979, no more sightings were
confirmed in the region of Mount Betiri. An expedition to Mount Halimun
Salak National Park in 1990 did not yield any definite, direct evidence for the
continued existence of tigers.

15. An analysis of craniodental and pelage morphology, ecology, and molecular
biology of the tiger subspecies indicates that they have many traits in common
and that the genetic diversity between them is low. The authors of this analysis
suggest to group the Bengal, Indochinese, Malayan, South China, and Siberian
tiger subspecies to the Continental tiger Panthera tigris ; and the Sumatran,
Javan and Bali tiger subspecies to the Sunda tiger Panthera tigris sondaica. This
classification is intended to facilitate tiger conservation management, both
regarding breeding programmes in zoos and future translocations in the
wild. The classification is criticized by several geneticists, who maintain that the
currently recognized nine subspecies can be distinguished genetically.