---
title: "Tiger"
description: "Panthera tigris — Mammals. The tiger is a large cat and a member of the genus Panthera native to Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/tiger
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tiger

> Panthera tigris — Mammals. The tiger is a large cat and a member of the genus Panthera native to Asia.

- Scientific name: *Panthera tigris*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `zoo` (Zoo & pets), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 9003
- Wikidata: [Q19939](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19939)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41967](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41967)

## Names

- en: Tiger
- de: Tiger
- es: Tigre
- fr: Tigre
- it: Tigre
- nl: Tijger
- pt: Tigre
- pl: Tygrys azjatycki

## Countries with the most observations

IN (2585), RU (236), NP (150), ID (48), TH (31), BD (16), MY (13), CN (6), BT (4)

## Summary

The tiger is a large cat and a member of the genus Panthera native to Asia. It has a powerful, muscular body with a large head and paws, a long tail and orange fur that fades to white in parts, with black, mostly vertical stripes. It is traditionally classified into nine subspecies, though some recognise only two subspecies, the mainland Asian tiger and the Sunda Islands tiger.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger

## Photo

![Tiger](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tiger/medium.jpg)

Photo: Irene · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/383845724

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/tiger?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).