They had a distinctive style for hunting in that they stalked migrating prey over long distances rather than holding territories like other tiger subspecies. The Caspian tiger ( Panthera tigris virgata) was native from Turkey through central and west Asia and went extinct around the 1950's. The Javan and Bali tigers were very similar in their small size weighing only 90 to 90 kg (200 to 220 lbs.) The Javan tiger ( Panthera tigris sondaica) was exclusively found in Java Indonesia and went extinct in the early 1980's They had thin black stripes that were usually double-looped. The Sumatran tiger's fur is darker in coloration than other tiger species with a deep orange to reddish coat and black stripes. They are found in Sumatra, part of Indonesia. The Sumatran tiger ( Panthera tigris sumatrae) is the smallest living tiger subspecies, weighing up to 120 kg (265 lbs.) and is about 2.4 m (8 ft) in length. South China tigers are the most critically endangered of all tiger subspecies with a population estimate between 30 to 80 individuals. They may weigh up to 150 kg (330 lbs.) and are about 2.5 m (8 ft) in length. The South China tiger ( Panthera tigris amoyensis) are native to South Central China. They have a large range encompassing continental southeast Asia region (southern China, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and eastern Burma). The Indo-Chinese tiger ( Panthera tigris corbetti) is one of the smallest tiger subspecies, weighing up to 182 kg (400 lbs.) and is about 2.8 m (9ft) in length. They have long and thick hair to help them stay warm in their cold climate. Amur tigers have lighter and fewer stripes than other tiger subspecies. Historically they were called Siberian tigers but have since been renamed because they are currently found near the Amur River region of Russia, China and North Korea, not Siberia. The Amur tiger ( Panthera tigris altaica) is the largest living cat species, weighing up to 300 kg. This is the subspecies found at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. They inhabit the Indian subcontinent, India, Nepal, Bangledesh and Burma. Bengal tigers may weigh up to 220 kg (480 lbs.) and are about 2.9 m (9.5 ft) in length. The Bengal tiger ( Panthera tigris tigris) has reddish-orange colored fur with dark brown-black vertical stripes. These subspecies are distinguished by their geographic distribution and physical characteristics such as size, hair length and/or thickness and striping. There are eight recognized subspecies of tiger, five of which are living (Bengal, Amur, Indo-Chinese, Sumatran and South China tigers). There are 13 genera within the Felinae subfamily, 4 genera within the Pantherinae subfamily and 1 within the Acinonychinae subfamily. The Felidae family has 18 genera encompassing about 40 species. The taxonomic classification has fluctuated since new morphological and genetic research has been documented. Cat species comprise about 16% of the world's carnivores.
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