![]() ![]() ![]() It inhabits mostly boreal forest of eastern Russia, but small populations can be found in China and North Korea.Īlthough the climate that the tiger lives in is harsher than the habitats of other subspecies, it has its advantages. The range of this rare tiger subspecies stretches throughout the Sikhote Alin mountain region in Primorsky Krai – the south-eastern administrative unit in the Far Eastern federal district of the Russian Federation. Its occurrence there extends from north to south over 1000 km through the Primorsky Krai to the southern parts of the Khabarovsk Krai. The main distribution area today is in the Far East of Russia. Today it is limited to a narrow stretch of coast on the Sea of Japan in the border area between North Korea, China and Russia. The range of this subspecies was once much larger than it is today and reached from Lake Baikal to Korea and Sakhalin. In contrast to its tropical relatives, the Siberian tiger lives in fairly cold climates. Siberian tiger / Amur tiger ( Panthera tigris altaica) Occurrence and habitats Subspecies: Siberian tiger / Amur tiger ( Panthera tigris altaica / Panthera tigris tigris).The Siberian tiger is very adaptable and inhabits both deciduous and coniferous forests, flatlands and low mountain ranges in the region. The Siberian tiger is also called “Amur tiger”, “Manchurian tiger”, “Korean tiger”, “Ussurian tiger”, depending on the region where tigers are/were observed. The IUCN lists this subspecies as “critically endangered”. The population of Amur tiger today amounts to less than 500 animals living in the Far East of Russia and adjacent areas of North Korea and China. But how to relate this statement to the king of Asian forests, that eclipses other big cats with its majestic appearance? The Siberian tiger also known as the Amur tiger is a subspecies of the tiger and the largest living cat in the world. Siberian tiger / Amur tiger ( Panthera tigris altaica) ![]()
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