Tiger  (Panthera tigris)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Carnivora
Family Felidae
Genus Panthera (1)
Size Smallest living subspecies: Sumatran 100 – 150 kg (2)
Weight Largest subspecies: Amur (Siberian) 180 – 300 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List 2002 (1) and listed on Appendix I on CITES (8).Subspecies: Siberian tiger (P. t. altaica) classified as Critically Endangered (CR) and listed on Appendix I of CITES; Amoy tiger (P. t. amoyensis) classified as Critically Endangered (CR) and listed on Appendix I of CITES; Sumatran tiger (P. t. sumatrae) classified as Critically Endangered (CR); Indochinese tiger (P. t. corbetti) and the Bengal tiger (P. t. tigris) are not entered on the IUCN Red List (1); The Bali (P. t. balica), Javan (P. t. sondaica) and Caspian tigers (P. t. virgata) are now extinct (9). These subspecies' classifications are taken from the 2002 Red List – they are not listed on the 2004 Red List as they are under review (10).