Top 10 Breeds of Tiger

1-Bengal Tiger

The Bengal Tiger, commonly known as the "Royal Bengal Tiger" is considered the most famous breed of tigers in the world. It is regarded as the national animal of both Bangladesh, the total population was estimated at only 2,500 tigers by 2011 with a shocking decreasing trend that's why it has been classified by the "IUCN" as an endangered animal since 2010. The coat of Bengal Tiger is between yellow and light orange with dark brown or black stripes and their weight is more than 325 kg.

2-Indochinese Tiger

The Indochinese tiger, commonly known as "Corbett's tiger" is regarded as the second most famous and best species of tiger. It is mostly found in the major countries of Southeast Asia such as China, Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar and Thailand. The total population of Indochinese tigers was estimated at fewer than 350 individuals by 2010, they usually live in the mountains, forests or hilly regions. The weight of a male Indochinese tiger is almost 150 kg and the length is more than 108 inches.

3-Malayan Tiger

The Malayan tiger comes on the number three in the list of the best and most famous species of tiger. Its trinomial name is "Panthera tigris jacksoni" and it is mostly inhabited in the central and southern parts of the "Malay Peninsula," the total population was estimated less than 250 tigers by 2013 with a shocking decreasing trend that's why it has been classified by the "IUCN" as an endangered animal since 2015, apparently, there is no difference between the Indochinese tiger and Malayan tiger.

4-Siberian Tiger

The Siberian Tiger, commonly known as the "Amur Tiger" is considered the fourth best and famous species of tiger in the world. This tiger subspecies is mostly inhabited in the mountain region of "Sikhote Alin" while its small population is found in the Russian Far East's Southwestern areas of "Primorye Province". The Siberian Tiger is considered the largest subspecies and it has a thicker coat with the dark brown stripes and paler hue.

5-South China Tiger

The South China tiger, commonly known as the "Xiamen tiger" is regarded as the fifth most famous and the best species of tiger in the world. It is mainly inhabited in the provinces of Hunan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong and southern China. But since 1996, South China tiger has been classified by "IUCN" as a most critically endangered and most threatened subspecies of tiger. The Xiamen tiger is best carnivores and they prefer hunting wild pigs and large ungulates.

6-Sumatran Tiger

The Sumatran Tiger comes on the number six in the list of the most famous and the best species of tiger in the world. Its trinomial name is "Panthera tigris sumatrae" and this species is only inhabited in the "Indonesian island" of Sumatra. But since 2008, SSumatran Tiger has been classified by "IUCN" as a most critically endangered and most rare subspecies of the tiger because its population was estimated at fewer than 600 individuals.

7-Bali Tiger

The Bali tiger, also known as "harimau Bali" or "Samong" is considered the seventh most famous dangerous species of tiger in the world. This tiger subspecies basically vanished from this world and considered the first subspecies of tiger that became extinct recently just because of over-hunting and habitat loss. The Bali tiger was inhabited mostly in the "Indonesian Island" of Bali, and it has a special place in Balinese traditional arts and folk tales.

8-Caspian Tiger

The Caspian tiger, also known as the "Persian tiger" or the "Hyrcanian tiger" and the "Turan tiger" is also included in our list of the top ten breeds of the tiger. This tiger subspecies is also one of the extinct tiger subspecies of the world that had been recorded in early 1970. The Caspian tiger was inhabited the Caspian Sea's southern and western riverine corridors and forest habitats, now there are no individuals in the captivity.

9-Javan Tiger

The Javan tiger comes on the number nine in the list of the most famous and the best species of tiger in the world. This tiger subspecies is also one of the extinct tiger subspecies of the world that had been recorded in the mid of 1970. Javan tiger was formerly inhabited in the "Indonesian island" of Java and its trinomial name is "Panthera tigris sondaica", they were smallest subspecies of the Asian mainland but they were larger than Bali tigers.

10-Wanhsien Tiger

The Wanhsien tiger, commonly known as the "antique tiger" is also included in the list of the most famous and the best tiger subspecies of the world. This tiger subspecies is basically vanished from this world and included in the extinct subspecies of tiger. Wanhsien tiger was formerly inhabited the Asia from the "Pliocene epoch" and it is regarded as the earliest known subspecies of extinct the tiger, its trinomial name is "Panthera tigris acutidens"