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The Siberian tiger or Amur tiger is a population of the tiger subspecies Panthera tigris tigris native to Northeast China, the Russian Far East, [1] and possibly North Korea. [2] It once ranged throughout the Korean Peninsula , but currently inhabits mainly the Sikhote-Alin mountain region in south-west Primorye Province in the Russian Far East.
Rank Common name Scientific name Image Weight range kg (pounds) Maximum weight kg (pounds) Length range (m) Maximum length (m) [a] Shoulder height (cm) Native range by continent(s)
Siberian tiger coat on flank (side) The tiger's coat usually has short hairs, reaching up to 35 mm (1.4 in), though the hairs of the northern-living Siberian tiger can reach 105 mm (4.1 in). Belly hairs tend to be longer than back hairs. The density of their fur is usually thin, though the Siberian tiger develops a particularly thick winter coat.
It ranked among the largest extant cat species, along with the Siberian tiger. [6] [2] [17] Some individuals attained exceptional sizes. In 1954, a tiger was killed near the Sumbar River in Kopet-Dag, whose stuffed skin was put on display in a museum in Ashgabat. Its head-to-body length was 2.25 m (7.4 ft).
The Siberian tiger is the most prominent species in Primorsky Krai; as of 2015 there were 480 to 540 remaining. [14] [15] The Amur leopard is also present; only 30 of these exist, and poaching threatens them. [9] Other species include wolves, sables, and Asian black bears.
A Siberian tiger cub orphaned by poachers was rescued at Primorsky Krai in February 2012. The cub which turned out to be a female was rehabilitated and eventually released back into the wild in May 2013. In 2015, she gave birth to two cubs at Bastak Nature Reserve, becoming the first rehabilitated Siberian tiger to give birth in the wild. [22]
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The members of the Panthera genus are classified as some level of threatened by the IUCN Red List: the lion, [28] leopard [5] and snow leopard [29] are categorized as Vulnerable; the tiger is listed as Endangered; [30] and the jaguar is listed as Near Threatened. [31] Cheetahs are also classified as Vulnerable, [32] and the cougar is of Least ...