The Bengal tiger is a population of the Panthera tigris tigris subspecies and the nominate tiger subspecies. It ranks among the largest wild cats alive today. It is estimated to have been present in the Indian subcontinent since the Late Pleistocene for about 12,000 to 16,500 years.

2024年12月30日 · Bengal tiger, (subspecies Panthera tigris tigris), subspecies of tiger (Pantheria tigris) inhabiting the hot and humid forests, and wetlands of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal. The Bengal tiger’s appearance is distinguished from other tiger subspecies by its orange coat accented by prominent

The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is the nominate Tiger subspecies. It ranks among the biggest wild cats alive today. It is considered to belong to the world's charismatic megafauna. The Bengal tiger is estimated to have been present in the Indian subcontinent since the Late Pleistocene, for about 12,000 to 16,500 years.

Today, the endangered Bengal tiger subspecies can be found mostly in India where there are approximately 2,226 individuals (and increasing), but also in Nepal home to 198 tigers, Bhutan with 103 Bengal tigers and Bangladesh home to 106.

Bengal tigers live in India and are sometimes called Indian tigers. They are the most common tiger and number about half of all wild tigers.

The five surviving sub species of tiger are Indian Tiger or Royal Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) found in India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh; Indo-Chinese tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti) mainly found in Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia but are also found in Myanmar, Southern China, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam;

The tiger is a powerful icon of India’s cultural and natural heritage, and its survival has been a top priority for WWF-India since it was founded. In the early 1970s, WWF India began its efforts to save the tiger with the vital support it provided towards Project Tiger – the first-ever Tiger Conservation Programme launched by the ...

2020年7月18日 · The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) – also known as the Royal Bengal tiger or the Indian tiger – is a subspecies of tiger found mainly in India. However, they are also found in Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and China.

2025年1月31日 · India now hosts the world's largest tiger population, despite having the highest human density and just 18% of global tiger habitat, according to a new study. In just over a decade, India has ...

2024年5月27日 · Bengal tigers are the national animal of both Bangladesh and India. One of the most beautiful and iconic animals to walk the Earth, Bengal tigers are both regal and rare. They’re one of the biggest cat species in the world. Bengals are larger than other tiger species, second only to the Siberian.