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What are the different subspecies of tigers?

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What are the different subspecies of tigers?

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Tigers (Panthera tigris) are divided into subspecies generally according to their geographic range. All tigers are native to Asia, and live in temperate regions, such as Siberia, and tropical regions, such as South and Southeast Asia. Once there were eight tiger subspecies: The Bali tiger (P. t. balica), the Bengal tiger (P. t. tigris, also called the Indian tiger), the Caspian tiger (P. t. virgata), the Indo-Chinese tiger (P.t. corbetti), the Javan tiger (P. t. sondaica), the Siberian tiger (P. t. altaica, also called the Manchurian or Amur tiger), the South China tiger (P. t. amoyensis, also called the Amoy tiger), and the Sumatran tiger (P. t. sumatrae). In just the last sixty years, the Bali, the Caspian, and the Javan tiger have all become extinct.