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How many breeds of tigers are there?

Updated: 8/10/2023
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Bengal tiger, Indo-Chinese tiger, Siberian tiger,Sumatran tiger, and South Asia tiger There's 8 species of Tigers but 3 have gone extinct.

The species are:

Still Alive:

Sumatran Tiger

Bengal Tiger

Indochinese Tiger

South China Tiger

Amur (Siberian) Tiger

Extinct:

Caspian Tiger

Bali Tiger

Javan Tiger

Sources: Zoologist

There are six extant species. The Indo Chinese tiger has proven to be two subspecies. The newest is the somewhat smaller Malayan tiger, inhabiting the Malayan islands.
There are 6 living subspecies of tigers left living today

  • Bengal Tiger
  • Indo-Chinese Tiger
  • Malayan Tiger
  • Siberian or Amur Tiger
  • South China Tiger
  • Samatran Tiger

There are 7 extinct Subspecies all of which have been wiped out entirely by humans.

  • Tasmanian
  • Balinese
  • javan
  • Caspian
  • saber
  • panthera
  • Bali

There is also a mixed breed called a liger, half tiger half lion. They are very rare in the wild. I did a project for tigers in school. there are only 6 breeds left):

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There are so far 6 breeds of tigers but tigers are being forced to crossbreed and there could be many more breeds. Thank you for reading :)

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Siberian tiger, Bengal tiger, White Bengal tiger.

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