Panthera tigris ssp. virgata
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
MAMMALIA |
CARNIVORA |
FELIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Panthera tigris ssp. virgata |
| Infra-specific Authority: |
(Illiger, 1815) |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Caspian Tiger, Hyrcanian Tiger, Turan Tiger |
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| Taxonomic Notes: |
Accepted as a subspecies by Mazak (1981), the Caspian Tiger is extinct, with the last records in the wild dating to the early 1970s and none in captivity (Nowell and Jackson 1996). Genetic analysis of museum skins indicate a close relationship with the Amur Tiger P. t. altaica, which could serve as stock for potential reintroduction (Driscoll et al. 2009). |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Extinct
ver 3.1
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| Year Assessed: |
2011 |
| Assessor/s: |
Jackson, P. & Nowell, K. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Nowell, K., Breitenmoser-Wursten, C., Breitenmoser, U. & Schipper, J. |
Justification:
Caspian Tigers and their large ungulate prey were found in the sparse forest habitats and riverine corridors west (Turkey) and south (Iran) of the Caspian Sea and west through Central Asia into the Takla Makan desert of Xinjiang, China (Nowell and Jackson 1996, Abdukadir and Breitenmoser 2008). Its extinction can be attributed to hunting of both tigers and their prey, habitat loss and conversion, and increased vulnerability of small populations (Sunquist et al. 1999). The last Caspian Tiger was seen in the early 1970s, and there are none in captivity (Nowell and Jackson 1996).
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| History: |
| 2003 |
– |
Extinct
(IUCN 2003)
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Geographic Range
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| Countries: |
Regionally extinct:
China (Xinjiang)
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| Range Map: |
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Habitat and Ecology
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