The Javan tiger was found only on the Indonesian island of Java. The last reported sighting was in 1979, and it is believed to be extinct. IUCN Red List: Extinct (EX)
The Sumatran tiger is found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It is the smallest living tiger subspecies. Its coat is dark, close to reddish in color, and short, making its muscular build clearly visible. It has a striking appearance and an extremely fierce-looking face. Weight: approximately 120 kilograms.
The Caspian tiger once lived in Iran, Afghanistan, the Central Asian regions of the former Soviet Union, Iraq, and Xinjiang, China. It was the third largest tiger subspecies, after the Siberian and Bengal tigers. Adapted to life in desert regions, it required larger territories for hunting. The last reported sighting of a Caspian tiger was in 1968, and there have been no confirmed sightings since. It is now considered extinct.
The species is listed as Extinct in the Wild (EW) on the IUCN Red List.
Slightly smaller than the Siberian tiger, the Bengal tiger measures 160–250 cm in body length, with a tail length of 90–120 cm and a weight of 220–260 kg. Its coat color falls between that of the Siberian tiger and the South China tiger, featuring short, glossy fur with slender, clear stripes. Its tail is more tapered, its limbs appear longer, and its body is relatively taller. It is the most numerous tiger subspecies and the most widely distributed today, once a favorite hunting target of British colonists in the past. In the dark tropical forests, there is a rare black variant of the Bengal tiger. Other variants include the white tiger, snow tiger, and golden tiger.