Taxonomy Profile: Panthera tigris (Linnaeus 1758)

Panthera tigris: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Tiger []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Panthera tigris: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Carnivora
carnivores |
cachorro do mato |
carnívoro |
gato do mato |
lontra |
carnivores |
Suborder : Feliformia
cat-like carnivores |
Family : Felidae
cats |
Subfamily : Pantherinae
Genus : Panthera
roaring cats |
Species : Panthera tigris
Tiger |
Panthera tigris Direct Children(s):
Panthera tigris tigris
(Linnaeus 1758)
Panthera tigris altaica
(Temminck 1844)
Panthera tigris amoyensis
(Hilzheimer 1905)
Panthera tigris balica
(Schwarz 1912)
Panthera tigris sondaica
(Temminck 1844)
Panthera tigris virgata
(Illiger 1815)
Panthera tigris: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
W. Christopher Wozencraft
Notes:
Division of Natural Sciences, Bethel College, 1001 W. McKinley Ave., Mishawaka, IN 46545
Reference for:
Panthera tigris
Expert:
Alfred L. Gardner
Notes:
Curator of North American mammals and Chief of Mammal Section, National Biological Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
Reference for:
Panthera tigris
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Panthera tigris
Source:
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Program-03/01
Acquired:
2001-03-22
Notes:
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/
Reference for:
Panthera tigris
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-01-01 / 2000-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Common Names of Mammals of the World
Page(s):
xiv + 204
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-383-3/
Notes:
With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer
Reference for:
Panthera tigris
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Panthera tigris
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Panthera tigris
Panthera tigris: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Panthera tigris: Comments
Comment:
Status: CITES - Appendix I; U.S. ESA - Endangered; IUCN - Extict as P. t. balica, P. t. sondaica, and P. t. virgata, Critically Endangered as P. t. altaica, P. t. amoyensis, and P. t. sumatrae, otherwise Endangered
Comment:
Comments: Synonyms allocated according to Mazák (1981). Revised by Pocock (1929) and Mazák (1979, 1981). Placed in Panthera by Pocock (1929), Weigel (1961), Hemmer (1978), Kratochvíl (1982c), and Groves (1982a)