How many species of tiger are there?

How many species of tiger have gone extinct?

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    Extinct Tigers: Bali Tiger (Panthera tigris balica) - Indonesian Island of Bali Javan Tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica) - Indonesian Island of Java Caspian Tiger (Panthera tigris virgata) - Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkey, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Caucasus, Tajikistann, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan Extant Tigers: Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) - India, Bangladesh Estimates in 1995 approximately 4,700 Bengal Tigers living in the wild There are about 300 living in captivity - zoos in Asia Indochinese Tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti) - Vietnam, Thailand, China, Cambodia Estimated to be less than 1,500 living in the wild About 60 live in zoos in Asia and United State Malayan Tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni) - Malayan Peninsula It is estimated that, due to poaching, only about 500 Malayan Tigers are still living in the wild. Sumatran Tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) - Island of Sumatra Estimated to be less than 500 living in the wild Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)- Siberian in Russia Estimates in 1995 was about 200 in the wild South China Tiger (Panthera tigris amoyensis) - China The South China Tiger is declared extinct in the wild. There are 59 known South China Tigers in captivity.

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