Malayan tiger
The Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni) is a subspecies of the tiger that was discovered in 2004. People used to think they were Indo-Chinese tigers, But now they have their own subspecies. They have the same length and weight as the Indo-Chinese tiger. They live in southern Malaysia and they are an endangered species.
| Malayan tiger | |
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| File:MalayanTiger01.jpg | |
| A Malayan tiger at the Cincinnati Zoo, the United States of America | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification e | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Genus: | Panthera |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | P. t. tigris
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| Trinomial name | |
| Panthera tigris tigris (Linnaeus, 1758)
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| File:Panthera tigris jacksoni distribution map 2.png | |
| Range of the Malayan tiger | |
| Synonyms | |
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formerly P. t. jacksoni Luo et al., 2004 | |
Malayan Tiger Media
- Malay tiger.jpg
Close up of a tiger's head
- Malayan Tiger Cubs.jpg
Two female cubs playing together