Types of Tigers

Six tigers shown side by side with their names: Bengal, Siberian and Sumatran tigers on the top row, and Indochinese, Malayan and South China tigers on the bottom row, each standing in its own habitat
AI-generated illustration. Differences between tiger types are subtle, and individual tigers vary.

6 types

Tigers are the largest wild cats. Meet the tigers of Asia, from the snowy forests of Russia to the rainforests of Indonesia.

In this collection

  1. Bengal Tiger
  2. Siberian Tiger
  3. Sumatran Tiger
  4. Indochinese Tiger
  5. Malayan Tiger
  6. South China Tiger

Each type up close

About this topic

All tigers belong to one species, Panthera tigris. Six living tiger populations are traditionally recognised, each adapted to a different part of Asia.

Many scientists now group living tigers into just two subspecies: mainland tigers and Sunda Island tigers. Three other kinds, the Bali, Javan and Caspian tigers, are extinct.

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