Tigers are large wild cats native to Asia, scientifically known as Panthera tigris. While some sources recognize two broad categories (continental and Sunda), a more common classification lists six surviving tiger subspecies: the Bengal, Amur (Siberian), Sumatran, Malayan, Indochinese, and South China tigers. Three subspecies—the Caspian, Javan, and Bali tigers—are now extinct. Tigers inhabit diverse habitats across Asia, from the Siberian taiga to the tropical forests of India and Southeast Asia.Â