#0277 · 🦊 mammals

Tiger

🇳🇱 Tijger ·Panthera tigris

ENendangered 🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

9 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © omveerchoudhary · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Royle Safaris · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Royle Safaris · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Bernard T Wahyu Wiryanta · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Tambako The Jaguar · CC BY-ND 4.0
6. © Royle Safaris · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © indianwildlife · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © Royle Safaris · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © missour · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The tiger ( Panthera tigris ) is the largest cat species, most recognizable for their pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with a lighter underside. The species is classified in the genus Panthera with the lion, leopard, jaguar, and snow leopard. Tigers are apex predators, primarily preying on ungulates such as deer and bovids. They are territorial and generally solitary but social animals, often requiring large contiguous areas of habitat that support their prey requirements. This,...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 9,216iNaturalist observations
weight 180 kgadult, up to
threat ENendangered

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
9,216 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs up to about 180 kg.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
Listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.