Javan tiger
The Javan tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica) is 1 of 3 extinct subspecies of tigers. It lived on the island of Java in Indonesia. It became extinct in the 1970s-1990s. The last known sighting of one was in 1972.
It was small when compared with the subspecies from the Asian mainland. However, it was larger than the Bali tiger and around the size of the Sumatran tiger. It had numerous long, thin stripes.
Javan Tiger Media
A tiger killed along with seven Javan leopards during Rampokan in Kediri, East Java, circa 1900
Drawing by artist O. Fienzel, 1892
