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Classification
Mammal
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Diet
Carnivore
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Lifespan
10–15 years
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Weight
140–260 kg
Population Trend
📉Decreasing
Description
The Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is a mammal indigenous to India. It inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, mangroves, and dry grasslands.
Habitat
🌿 tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests🌿 mangroves🌿 and dry grasslands
Extended Data
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Carnivora
Family
Felidae
Genus
Panthera
Fun Facts
1
The Bengal tiger is the most numerous tiger subspecies, making up about half of all wild tigers
2
Each tiger has a unique stripe pattern — like human fingerprints, no two are alike
3
India's Project Tiger, launched in 1973, helped increase populations from ~1,400 to over 3,000
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The tiger is India's national animal and appears on the Reserve Bank of India's currency notes and emblems
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A single tiger's territory can range from 20 to 1,000 km² depending on prey availability