so how many?
2006-08-30 06:49:01 · 4 answers · asked by David F 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Tigers are all of one species (Panthera tigris).
As the answerer above said, there are 5 recognised subspecies.
1. Amur or Siberian Tiger - Panthera tigris altaica
2. Bengal Tiger - Panthera tigris tigris
3. Indochinese Tiger - Panthera tigris corbetti
4. Sumatran Tiger - Panthera tigris sumatrae
5. South China Tiger - Panthera tigris amoyensis (which is critically endangered)
2006-08-30 08:52:39 · answer #1 · answered by the last ninja 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are 5 types of tigers:
Amur (siberian) tigers
Bengal tigers
Indochinese Tigers
South China Tigers (some people think that the south china tigers are extinct in the wild)
and the Sumatran Tiger
2006-08-30 13:54:58 · answer #2 · answered by Al Bundy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are five subspecies of tigers that still exist today.
Bengal,Siberian,Sumatran, IndoChinese and South China
The three that are extinct are:
Balinese,Javan, and Caspian.
2006-08-30 20:26:29 · answer #3 · answered by megatron 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
don't forget ligers :)
2006-08-31 17:46:24 · answer #4 · answered by chelley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋