There are 8 subspecies of tigers, of which only 5 exist.

1. Sumatran Tiger

The smallest in size, the male weighs 100-150kg and the female weighs 75-100kg. The cheek hair around the face is longer and the beard is Also long, the whole body is Russian yellow, with obvious black stripes, narrow and dense. It is distributed on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. ?

2. Siberian Tiger

The largest among tigers. The body length is about 158-225cm, the male weighs 180-306kg, and the female weighs 100-167kg. The body hair is long and dense, the body color is lighter, and the black markings on the body are sparse. The white color of the abdomen extends to both sides of the body. Distributed in Siberia, Russia, and the Xiaoxing'an Mountains and Changbai Mountains in northeastern my country. ?

3. South China Tiger

The South China Tiger is smaller than the Siberian tiger, with a body length of about 145-180cm, a male weighing 150-225kg, and a female weighing 90-120kg. The body hair is shorter than that of Siberian tigers, about 40-50mm. The color is orange-yellow and slightly red, with a darker back and black vertical stripes all over the body. The color is deep, wide and dense. Mainly distributed in the southeast, southwest and south China provinces. It is estimated that there are less than 20 of them in the wild, and their numbers are extremely rare. ?

4. Indo-chinese Tiger

It is smaller than the Bengal tiger, with the male weighing 145-200kg and the female weighing 80-120kg. The body hair is shorter than that of the South China tiger. The body color is lighter than that of the South China tiger and darker than that of the Bengal tiger, with narrow and dark black stripes. Distributed in eastern mainland Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, China and Myanmar. ?

5. Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)

The average male Bengal tiger is 2.9 meters long from head to tail and about 220 kilograms; the female is slightly smaller, measuring about 2.5 meters long and weighing close to 140kg. The Bengal tiger's prey is mainly wild deer and bison. Their territorial range is estimated to be 10-39 square kilometers for females and 30-105 square kilometers for males. Bengal tigers inhabit a wide range of habitats, including the high, cold coniferous forests of the Himalayas, swamp reed forests, the dry mountains of Peninsular India, and the lush rainforests and dry woods of northern India. ?

6. Balinese Tiger

Distributed in Bali Island, Indonesia, and became extinct in the 1940s. ?

7. Javan Tiger

Distributed in Java Island, Indonesia, and became extinct in the 1980s. ?

8. Caspian Tiger

Distributed from Turkey to central and western Asia, and became extinct in the 1970s. ?

Extended information

How much do you know about the color-changing tiger?

1. White tiger

The white tiger is a white variant of the Bengal tiger. It is white all over and has Dark brown or black markings. There are currently about 300 white tigers in captivity around the world, and the wild ones have become extinct.

2. Snow tiger

Snow tiger is also a white variant of Bengal tiger. It is whiter than white tiger and has very light brown markings on its body. The picture shows a comparison between a snow tiger (left) and a white tiger (right). The number of snow tigers is even smaller than that of white tigers, and the wild ones are extinct.

3. Pure white tiger

The pure white tiger is also a white variant of the Bengal tiger. It is whiter than the snow tiger and has no markings on its body. There are even fewer pure white tigers, with only two examples found in the world.

4. Golden Tiger

The golden tiger is a golden variant of the Bengal tiger, with a golden body and black markings. The number of golden tigers is also very small.

Reference materials People’s Daily Online – Types of tigers: 8 subspecies? Only 5 species remain