The tiglon is not a species - it is a hybrid between the species Panthera tigris (tiger) and Panthera leo (lion).
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The scientific name for a liger is Panthera tigris × Panthera leo.
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The scientific name for a liger is Panthera leo x Panthera tigris, which reflects its hybrid status as a cross between a lion (Panthera leo) and a tiger (Panthera tigris).
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Hybrid(biology), an offspring resulting from cross-breeding. ex:
a wolf-dog hybrid (or wolfdog or wolf hybrid) is a canid hybrid of a wolf(Canis lupus) and a dog(Canis familiaris).
a liger is a hybrid, cross between a male lion (Panthera leo) and a female tigre,also called tigress, (Panthera tigris).
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Lions and tigers are close genetically. In fact, they can mate
and have hybrid offspring.