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Mammals

Bengal
Tiger

Endangered

Decreasing

Bengal Tiger

Panthera tigris

The Bengal tiger is a tiger from a specific population of the Panthera tigris tigris subspecies that is native to the Indian subcontinent. It is threatened by poaching, loss, and fragmentation of habitat, and was estimated at comprising fewer than 2,500 wild individuals by 2011. None of the Tiger Conservation Landscapes within its range is considered large enough to support an effective population of more than 250 adult individuals.

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Regional Names
  • Assamese:
    ঢেঁকীয়াপতীয়া বাঘ
  • Bengali:
    বেঙ্গল টাইগার
  • Hindi:
    बंगाल बाघ
  • Malayalam:
    ബംഗാൾ കടുവ
  • Marathi:
    भारतीय वाघ
  • Nepali:
    पाटे बाघ
  • Oriya:
    ମହାବଳ ବାଘ
  • Punjabi:
    ਬੰਗਾਲ ਬਾਘ
  • Tamil:
    வங்காளப் புலி
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Taxanomy

CARNIVORA
FELIDAE
Panthera tigris

Quick Facts
  • It is a national animal of India.
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