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Article the tiger

By [bruno gall](https://paragraph.com/@bruno-gall) · 2021-12-01

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**tiger**, (_Panthera tigris_), largest member of the cat family ([Felidae](https://www.britannica.com/animal/feline)), rivaled only by the [lion](https://www.britannica.com/animal/lion) (_Panthera leo_) in strength and ferocity. The tiger is [endangered](https://www.britannica.com/science/endangered-species) throughout its range, which stretches from the Russian Far East through parts of [North Korea](https://www.britannica.com/place/North-Korea), [China](https://www.britannica.com/place/China), [India](https://www.britannica.com/place/India), and [Southeast Asia](https://www.britannica.com/place/Southeast-Asia) to the Indonesian island of [Sumatra](https://www.britannica.com/place/Sumatra). The [Siberian](https://www.britannica.com/animal/Siberian-tiger), or Amur, tiger (_P. tigris altaica_) is the largest, measuring up to 4 metres (13 feet) in total length and weighing up to 300 kg (660 pounds). The Indian, or [Bengal](https://www.britannica.com/animal/Bengal-tiger), tiger (_P. tigris tigris_) is the most numerous and accounts for about half of the total tiger population. Males are larger than females and may attain a shoulder height of about 1 metre and a length of about 2.2 metres, excluding a tail of about 1 metre; weight is 160–230 kg (350–500 pounds), and tigers from the south are smaller than those of the north.

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