What is the Siberian tiger?

Answer 1

· Siberian Tiger also known as Amur, Manchurian, Altaic, Korean or North China tiger (panthera Tigris altaica)- Siberian in Russia

o Males weight 300 kg + (419 to 675 lbs) record weight 384 kg

o Male body length 190 to 230 plus cm plus tail of about 60 to 110 cm long (10.9 ft)

o Female weight 100 to 167 kg (200 to 370 lbs)

o Female body length 160 to 180 cm plus tail of about 60 to 110 cm long (8.5 ft)

o Height - 107-110 cm (42-43 inches or about 3.5 feet) tall

o Largest of the tigers

o Critically endangered World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species

o Estimates in 1995 was about 200 in the wild

o Largest of all subspecies of tigers

o Lightest coloration of all subspecies

o Light, narrow and widely spaced stripes

o Dense, long and thick hair