Tiger - Wikipedia 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 with black, mostly vertical stripes
Tiger | Facts, Information, Pictures, Habitat | Britannica The tiger is the largest member of the cat family (Felidae), rivaled only by the lion in strength and ferocity Males are larger than females and may attain a shoulder height of about 1 meter (about 3 feet) and a length of about 2 2 meters (7 feet), excluding a tail of about 1 meter
Tiger | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund Since 2017, IUCN has recognized two tiger subspecies, commonly referred to as the continental tiger and the Sunda island tiger All remaining island tigers are found only in Sumatra, with tigers in Java and Bali now extinct These are popularly known as Sumatran tigers
Tiger Facts | Mammals - BBC Earth The tiger is a large, carnivorous mammal and the largest living big cat Their distinctive fur is orange and white with dark vertical stripes The pattern of stripes is unique to each individual
Tiger | National Geographic Kids Easily recognized by its coat of reddish-orange with dark stripes, the tiger is the largest wild cat in the world The big cat's tail is three feet long On average the big cat weighs 450 pounds,
Tiger - Facts, Diet, Habitat Pictures on Animalia. bio The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus Panthera It is among the most recognizable and popular of the world's charismatic megafauna
Tiger | Smithsonians National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Among the largest species of cats in the world, tigers are powerful hunters with sharp teeth, strong jaws and agile bodies They range across Asia from Russia all the way to Sumatra and mainland Southeast Asia Scientists still have much to learn about these beautiful, endangered cats
Tiger - New World Encyclopedia Native to the mainland of southeastern Asia, the tiger is an apex predator and the largest surviving feline species in the world The critical endangered Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica), confined to small parts of Russia, China, and Korea, is the largest subspecies of tiger
Tiger Facts: Habitat, Behavior, Diet - ThoughtCo More than half of the remaining wild tigers live in the forests of India Smaller populations remain in China, Russia, and parts of Southeast Asia Tigers inhabit a wide range of habitats such as lowland evergreen forests, taiga, grasslands, tropical forests, and mangrove swamps