How many levels of protected animals are tigers?

Tigers are first-class protected animals and are distributed all over the world. However, due to human hunting and the deterioration of the environment, tigers in many places have become regionally extinct. Let's introduce several kinds of tigers that still exist at present.

Some of the remaining tiger species

1. Siberian tiger

Siberian tigers generally refer to Siberian tigers, which are the heaviest carnivorous cats in existence, with males about 3 meters long, 1 meter long and 350 kilograms in weight. Distributed in northeast Asia, that is, Russia, Siberia, North Korea and northeast China.

two。 South China tiger

South China tiger is only distributed in China and is a subspecies of tiger endemic to China. It is one of the top ten endangered animals in China and one of the first-class protected animals in China. At present, the zoo with the largest number of South China tigers is Shanghai Zoo, followed by Luoyang Wangcheng Zoo.

3. The Sumatran tiger

The Sumatran tiger is the smallest existing tiger subspecies, weighing 100-150kg in males and 75-100kg in females. Their habitat is mainly the tropical rain forest within the Sumatra Islands, and the range of activities depends on the density of prey and the size of the habitat.

4. The Bengal tiger

Bengal tiger, also known as Indian tiger, Indian tiger, Bhutan tiger, Bengal royal tiger, is the most numerous and widely distributed tiger subspecies in the world. Currently distributed in India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.

In addition, tigers like Lihai Tiger, Java Tiger and Balinese Tiger have all become extinct because of human hunting. For a more intuitive view of tigers, you can go to major zoos.