Which is the largest species of tiger?
"of up to at least . This is considerably larger than the weight of reached by the Sumatran tiger. At the shoulder, tigers may variously stand tall. The heaviest captive tiger was a Siberian tiger at . It has been hypothesised that body size of different tiger populations may be correlated with climate and be explained by thermoregulation and Bergmann's rule, or by distribution and size of available prey species. However, the heaviest wild tiger on record was a Bengal tiger from north India which was shot in 1967. It allegedly weighed , though it should be noted that it"
"Tiger The tiger (""Panthera tigris"") is the largest cat species, most recognizable for its pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with a lighter underside. The species is classified in the genus ""Panthera"" with the lion, jaguar, leopard, and snow leopard. It is an apex predator, primarily preying on ungulates such as deer and bovids. It is territorial and generally a solitary but social predator, often requiring large contiguous areas of habitat that support its prey requirements. This, coupled with the fact that it is indigenous to some of the more densely populated places on Earth, has caused significant"
"a tiger shark, but since this is far larger than any scientifically observed specimen, verification would be needed. Among the largest extant sharks, the tiger shark ranks in average size only behind the whale shark (""Rhincodon typus""), the basking shark (""Cetorhinus maximus""), and the great white shark (""Carcharodon carcharias""). Some other species such as megamouth sharks (""Megachasma pelagios""), Pacific sleeper sharks (""Somniosus pacificus""), Greenland sharks (""Somniosus microcephalus""), and bluntnose sixgill sharks (""Hexanchus griseus"") broadly overlap in size with the tiger shark, but as these species are comparatively poorly studied, whether their typical mature size matches that of the tiger shark"
"Liger The liger is a hybrid offspring of a male lion (""Panthera leo"") and a female tiger (""Panthera tigris""). The liger has parents in the same genus but of different species. The liger is distinct from the similar hybrid tigon, and is the largest of all known extant felines. They enjoy swimming, which is a characteristic of tigers, and are very sociable like lions. Notably, ligers typically grow larger than either parent species, unlike tigons. The history of lion-tiger hybrids dates to at least the early 19th century in India. In 1798, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772–1844) made a colour plate"
"Thylacine The thylacine ( , or , also ; ""Thylacinus cynocephalus"") was the largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times. It is commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger (because of its striped lower back) or the Tasmanian wolf (because of its canid-like appearance, traits and attributes). Native to continental Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea, it is believed to have become extinct in the 20th century. It was the last extant member of its family, Thylacinidae; specimens of other members of the family have been found in the fossil record dating back to the late Oligocene. Surviving evidence suggests that it"
"and starring Willem Dafoe. Thylacine The thylacine ( , or , also ; ""Thylacinus cynocephalus"") was the largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times. It is commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger (because of its striped lower back) or the Tasmanian wolf (because of its canid-like appearance, traits and attributes). Native to continental Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea, it is believed to have become extinct in the 20th century. It was the last extant member of its family, Thylacinidae; specimens of other members of the family have been found in the fossil record dating back to the late Oligocene. Surviving"
"the leopard. The other hybrid, the liger, ends up larger than either of its parents: about a thousand pounds (450 kilograms) fully-grown. No tiger-lion hybrids are known from the wild, particularly because each species is confined to geographically separated ranges (tigers are not found in Africa, and the Asiatic lion is only found in the Gir Forest National Park, where tigers also are absent). Some situations may favour hybrid population. One example is rapid turnover of available environment types, like the historical fluctuation of water level in Lake Malawi, a situation that generally favors speciation. A similar situation can be"
"carnivorans. Smaller individuals, such as the holotype specimen, hit around 200 kg (441 lbs). Based off this smaller specimen, the largest specimens of this species would have reached weights close to 300 kg (661.4 lbs), which rivals the mass of the largest tiger sub-species, and is only exceeded by ""Smilodon populator"", ""Panthera atrox"", and several amphicyonids and ursids. The other species were smaller in size, but still quite large. ""Dinocrocuta"" had a large range and ruled most of the Eurasia and some parts of Africa. ""D. gigantea"" ranged from Central China to Spain , and encompased areas imbetween, like Mongolia,"
"Goliath birdeater The Goliath birdeater (""Theraphosa blondi"") belongs to the tarantula family Theraphosidae. Found in northern South America, it is the largest spider in the world by mass and size, but it is second to the giant huntsman spider by leg-span. It is also called the Goliath bird-eating spider; the practice of calling theraphosids ""bird-eating"" derives from an early 18th-century copper engraving by Maria Sibylla Merian that shows one . Despite the spider's name, it only rarely preys on birds. Unlike other species of spider/tarantula, females do not eat the males during mating. Females mature in 3 to 6 years"
"Tiger versus lion Historically, a comparison of the tiger (""Panthera tigris"") versus the lion (""Panthera leo"") has been a popular topic of discussion by hunters, naturalists, artists, and poets, and continues to inspire the popular imagination. In the past, lions and tigers reportedly competed in the wilderness, where their ranges overlapped in Eurasia. The most common reported circumstance of their meeting is in captivity, either deliberately or accidentally. Generally, in terms of dimensions of the body and weight, the modern tiger and lion are the two largest species of the genus ""Panthera"" and the cat family. Variations in opinions and"
"had a heavy meal before it was killed, without which it would have weighed significantly less. Likewise, the record length for a tiger's skull was ""over the bone"" for a tiger that was shot in 1927 in northern India. The Bengal and Siberian tigers are amongst the tallest cats in shoulder height. They are also ranked with the Caspian tiger among the biggest cats that ever existed. However, on average, a wild adult male Siberian tiger at body weight is outweighed by an adult, male Bengal tiger at . A well-known allele found only in the Bengal population produces the"
"only in captivity. Historically, the Asiatic lion and Bengal tiger co-occurred in some Asian countries, and there are legends of male lions mating with tigresses in the wilderness, or of ligers existing there. The Caspian tiger co-occurred with the lion in places like northern Iran and eastern Anatolia (Turkey). Liger The liger is a hybrid offspring of a male lion (""Panthera leo"") and a female tiger (""Panthera tigris""). The liger has parents in the same genus but of different species. The liger is distinct from the similar hybrid tigon, and is the largest of all known extant felines. They enjoy"
"(lioness) has a growth inhibitor, but the female tiger has no growth inhibitor. The liger is the largest feline hybrid, but the Siberian tiger is one of the largest natural subspecies. Ligers enjoy swimming, which is a characteristic of tigers, and are very sociable like lions. Notably, ligers typically grow larger than either parent species, unlike tigons which tend to be about as large as a female tiger. A tigon is the hybrid of a male tiger and a female lion. The tigon is not as common as the converse hybrid, the liger. Contrary to some beliefs, the tigon ends"
"long tail. Historically, the Siberian tiger was considered to be the largest tiger. In particular historical sources refer to large body sizes and weights of Siberian tigers. A wild male killed in Manchuria in the area of the Sungari River in 1943 reportedly measured ""over the curves"", equivalent to ""between the pegs"" with a tail length of about . It weighed about . Unconfirmed weights between and even have been stated in dubious sources. An unconfirmed account refers to a male tiger shot in the Sikhote-Alin Mountains in 1950 allegedly weighing with an estimated length of . A captive Siberian"
"Tiger quoll The tiger quoll (""Dasyurus maculatus""), also known as the spotted-tail quoll, the spotted quoll, the spotted-tail dasyure or the tiger cat, is a carnivorous marsupial of the quoll genus ""Dasyurus"" native to Australia. With males and females weighing around 3.5 and 1.8 kg, respectively, it is mainland Australia's largest carnivorous marsupial, and the world's longest extant carnivorous marsupial (the biggest is the Tasmanian devil). Two subspecies are recognised; the nominate is found in wet forests of southeastern Australia and Tasmania, and a northern subspecies, ""D. m. gracilis"", is found in a small area of northern Queensland and is"
"Tiliger The tiliger is a hybrid cross between a male tiger (""Panthera tigris"") and a ligress (which is the hybrid offspring of a male lion and female tiger). The world's first tiligers were born on 16 August 2007 at The Garold Wayne Interactive Zoological Park in Wynnewood, Oklahoma. Although male tigons and ligers are sterile, female hybrids can produce cubs. As with ligers, tiligers grow to a size that is typically larger than either of their tiger and lion forebears. Large males can grow up to 400 kg and 3.50 meters in length, while the females may grow up to"
"endangered. The tiger quoll is a member of the family Dasyuridae, which includes most carnivorous marsupial mammals. This quoll was first described in 1792 by Robert Kerr, the Scottish writer and naturalist, who placed it in the genus ""Didelphis"", which includes several species of American opossum. The species name, ""maculatus"", indicates this species is spotted. Two subspecies are recognised: The tiger quoll is the largest of the quolls. Males and females of ""D. m. maculatus"" weigh on average 3.5 and 1.8 kg, respectively, and males and females of ""D. m. gracilis"" weigh on average 1.60 and 1.15 kg, respectively. The"
"tiger in his work ""Systema Naturae"" and gave it the scientific name ""Felis tigris"". In 1929, the British taxonomist Reginald Innes Pocock subordinated the species under the genus ""Panthera"" using the scientific name ""Panthera tigris"". The tiger's closest living relatives were previously thought to be the ""Panthera"" species lion, leopard and jaguar. Results of genetic analysis indicate that about 2.88 million years ago, the tiger and the snow leopard lineages diverged from the other ""Panthera"" species, and that both may be more closely related to each other than to the lion, leopard and jaguar. Results of a phylogeographic study indicate"
"Giant forest hog The giant forest hog (""Hylochoerus meinertzhageni""), the only member of its genus, is native to wooded habitats in Africa and generally is considered the largest wild member of the pig family, Suidae; a few subspecies of the wild boar can reach an even larger size. Despite its large size and relatively wide distribution, it was first described only in 1904. The specific name honours Richard Meinertzhagen, who shot the type specimen in Kenya and had it shipped to the Natural History Museum in England. The giant forest hog is, on average, the largest living species of suid."
"250 kg and 3 meters in length. In the first litter of tiligers, the sire - Kahun - was a white Bengal tiger (""Panthera tigris tigris"") and the dam - Beauty - was a liger. Five cubs were born to that litter - four male and one female - named Tanyaro, Yun Yi, Monique, and two others that were moved to other facilities. On 7 March 2013, a second set of tiliger cubs were again born at The Garold Wayne Interactive Zoological Park in Wynnewood, Oklahoma. In this event, the sire - Noah - was a Siberian tiger (""Panthera tigris"
"Eastern gorilla The eastern gorilla (""Gorilla beringei"") is a critically endangered species of the genus ""Gorilla"" and the largest living primate. At present, the species is subdivided into two subspecies. Grauer's gorilla, formerly known as the eastern lowland gorilla (""G. b. graueri"") is more populous, at about 3,800 individuals. The mountain gorilla (""G. b. beringei"") has only about 880 individuals. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature mentioned illegal hunting in its assessment of threats to the species. There are two recognised subspecies of eastern gorilla: the mountain gorilla (""Gorilla beringei beringei"") of the volcanic slopes of Rwanda, Uganda"
"a recent camera trap survey inside Kaziranga National Park has revealed some very large looking tigers, in fact, the largest Bengal tigers he's ever come across. Due to Kaziranga's higher prey density compared to other parks of India, the tigers in here may grow to a larger size as a result. The park is also home to sloth bears and the lesser felids: jungle cat, fishing cat and leopard cat. Other small mammals include the rare hispid hare, Indian gray mongoose, small Indian mongoose, large Indian civet, small Indian civet, Bengal fox, golden jackal, Chinese pangolin, Indian pangolin, hog badger,"
"in ""At Home In The Zoo"" (1961), Gerald Iles wrote ""For the record I must say that I have never seen a liger, a hybrid obtained by crossing a lion with a tigress. They seem to be even rarer than tigons."" The liger is often believed to represent the largest known cat in the world. Males reach a total length of , which means that they rival even large male lions and tigers in length. Imprinted genes may be a factor contributing to the large size of ligers. These are genes that may or may not be expressed on the"
"Tigerfish Tigerfish can refer to fish from various families, and derives from official and colloquial associations of these with the tiger (""Panthera tigris""). However, the primary species designated by the name ""tigerfish"" are African and belong to the family Alestidae. Several species belonging to the genus ""Hydrocynus"" of the family Alestidae are referred to as ""tigerfish,"" and are particularly prized as game fish. These African fish are found in many rivers and lakes on the continent and are fierce predators with distinctive, proportionally large teeth. The goliath tigerfish (""Hydrocynus goliath"") is among the most famous tigerfish. The largest one on"
"Bangladesh, 163–253 tigers in Nepal and 103 tigers in Bhutan. The tiger is estimated to be present in the Indian subcontinent since the Late Pleistocene, for about 12,000 to 16,500 years. The Bengal tiger ranks among the biggest wild cats alive today. It is considered to belong to the world's charismatic megafauna. It is the national animal of both India and Bangladesh. It is also known as the Royal Bengal tiger. The Bengal is the traditional type locality for the binomen ""Panthera tigris"", to which the British taxonomist Reginald Innes Pocock subordinated the Bengal tiger in 1929 under the trinomen"
"Gaur The gaur (, ""Bos gaurus""), also called the Indian bison, is the largest extant bovine. This species is native to South and Southeast Asia. It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986. Population decline in parts of its range is likely to be more than 70% during the last three generations. However, population trends are stable in well-protected areas, and are rebuilding in a few areas which previously had been neglected. The gaur is the tallest of wild cattle species. The Malayan gaur is called ""seladang"", and the Burmese gaur is called ""pyoung"" ."
"tiger was disputably a huge male killed in 1967 by David Hassinger at the foothills of the Himalayas. It weighed after eating a buffalo calf, and measured in total length between pegs, and over curves. Without eating the calf beforehand, it would have likely weighed at least . This specimen is on exhibition in the Mammals Hall of the Smithsonian Institution. In 1982, a sub-fossil right middle phalanx was found in a prehistoric midden near Kuruwita in Sri Lanka, which is dated to about 16,500 ybp and tentatively considered to be of a tiger. Tigers appear to have arrived in"
"world which contain breeding populations of three big cats outside Africa — the royal Bengal tiger, the Indian leopard and the clouded leopard. Kaziranga had a population of around 30 Bengal tigers during the 1972 census, which grew 187% to 86 in the 2000 census, distinguishing Kaziranga with one tiger for each five km of park area, the highest tiger density in the world. Kaziranga formally became a tiger reserve in 2006. According to Dr. Melvin Sunquist of University of Florida, who himself conducted a field study and measurement of Bengal tigers in Chitwan National Park, Nepal in the 1970s,"
"Giant eland The giant eland (""Taurotragus derbianus""), also known as the Lord Derby eland, is an open-forest and savanna antelope. A species of the family Bovidae and genus ""Taurotragus"", it was described in 1847 by John Edward Gray. The giant eland is the largest species of antelope, with a body length ranging from . There are two subspecies: ""T. d. derbianus"" and ""T. d. gigas"". The giant eland is an herbivore, eating grasses, foliage and branches. They usually form small herds consisting of 15–25 members, both males and females. Giant elands are not territorial, and have large home ranges. They"
"of animal species including at least 325 globally threatened species. There are at least 139 mammal species. Of the 16 endemic mammals, 13 are threatened and amongst the 32 threatened species include the critically endangered Malabar large-spotted civet, the endangered lion-tailed macaque, Nilgiri tahr, Bengal tiger and Indian elephants, the vulnerable Indian leopard, Nilgiri langur and gaur. These hill ranges serve as important wildlife corridors and forms an important part of Project Elephant and Project Tiger reserves. The largest population of tigers outside the Sundarbans is in the Western Ghats where there are seven populations with an estimated population size"
"Indochinese tiger The Indochinese tiger (""Panthera tigris tigris"", syn. ""Panthera tigris corbetti"") is a tiger population in Southeast Asia. This population occurs in Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR, Vietnam, Cambodia and southwestern China. It has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2008, as the population seriously declined and approaches the threshold for Critically Endangered. As per 2011, the population was thought to comprise 342 individuals. The largest population unit survives in Thailand estimated at 189 to 252 individuals. There are 85 individuals in Myanmar, and only 20 Indochinese tigers remain in Vietnam. It is considered extinct in"
"Tiger shark The tiger shark (""Galeocerdo cuvier"") is a species of requiem shark and the only extant member of the genus Galeocerdo. It is a large macropredator, capable of attaining a length over . Populations are found in many tropical and temperate waters, especially around central Pacific islands. Its name derives from the dark stripes down its body, which resemble a tiger's pattern, but fade as the shark matures. The tiger shark is a solitary, mostly nocturnal hunter. It is notable for having the widest food spectrum of all sharks, with a range of prey that includes crustaceans, fish, seals,"
"they will start to track the movements of hatchling and juvenile tortoises, supported by the UK's Galapagos Conservation Trust. Galápagos tortoise The Galápagos tortoise complex or Galápagos giant tortoise complex (""Chelonoidis nigra"" and related species) are the largest living species of tortoise. Modern Galápagos tortoises can weigh up to . Today, giant tortoises exist only on two remote archipelagos: the Galápagos Islands 1000 km due west of mainland Ecuador, and Aldabra in the Indian Ocean, 700 km east of Tanzania. The Galápagos tortoises are native to seven of the Galápagos Islands, a volcanic archipelago about west of the Ecuadorian mainland."