Do you know that tigers are the biggest cats in the world. There are five different kinds or sub-species of tiger alive in the world today. Tigers are called Panthera tigris in latin, Bagh in hindi & Bengali, Kaduva in Malayalam & Pedda Puli in telugu..
Types of Tigers:
Earlier there were 8 kinds of tigers but human killing has left only 5 kinds of them. These are
1. Amur (Siberian) tigers
2. Royal Bengal tigers
3. Indo-chinese tigers
4. South China tigers
5. Sumatran tigers
All these types are different in their size, weight, habits and appearance.
Total Population of Tiger in the World
| SUB SPECIES | RANGE COUNTRIES | ESTIMATED POPULATION | |
| | | Minimum | Maximum |
| Royal Bengal Tiger P.t.tigris | Bagladesh Bhutan China India Nepal Total | 300 80 30 2500 150 3060 | 460 240 35 3800 250 4785 |
| P.t.altaica (Also called Amur,Siberian, Manchurian,N-E China Tiger) | China North Korea Russia Total | 12 10 415 437 | 20 10 476 506 |
| P.t.amoyensis (South China Tiger) | China Total | 20 20 | 30 30 |
| P.t.sumatrae (Sumatran Tiger) | Sumatra Total | 400 400 | 500 500 |
| P.t.corbetti (Indo-Chinese Tiger) | Cambodia China Laos Malaysia Myanmar Thailand Vietnam Total | 100 30 600 250 200 1180 | 200 40 650 600 300 1790 |
| GRAND TOTAL | 5000 | 6800 | |
| Extinct Species | | | |
| P.t. virgata (Caspian Tiger) | Extinct | | |
| P.t.sondaica (Javan Tiger) | Extinct | | |
| P.t.balica (Bali Tiger) | Extinct | | |
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