Species group · Mammals
Tigers
WAnimals has 5 species of tiger, all in the family Felidae.
- 5 species
- 1 family
- 30 countries
- 32 parks
- Weight
- 75 kg – 400 kg
- Length
- 1.4 m – 3.3 m
- Lifespan
- 15 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 5.
All 5 species of tigers on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
EndangeredBengal Tiger
Panthera tigris tigris
EndangeredTiger
Panthera tigris
Sumatran Tiger
Panthera tigris sumatrae
Amur Tiger
Panthera tigris altaica
South American Saber-tooth Cat
Smilodon populator
Conservation status
3 especies in this group están en alguna categoría de riesgo real según la UICN.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 30 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
Did you know…
It can leap up to 5 metres.
From Bengal Tiger
Every tiger has a unique stripe pattern.
From Bengal Tiger
India is home to over 70% of the world's wild tigers.
From Bengal Tiger
There are eight historic subspecies, three of which are already extinct.
From Tiger
The Siberian subspecies is the largest of all the tigers.
From Tiger
Every tiger has a unique stripe pattern, like a fingerprint.
From Tiger
The smallest tiger subspecies and the only one left in the Indonesian islands.
From Sumatran Tiger
It is the only island tiger left in the world: the Balinese and Javan tigers disappeared in the 1940s and 1970s respectively.
From Sumatran Tiger