How many subspecies of lion and tiger are there?

I would like to know how many subspecies of lion there are and how many subspecies of tiger there are. I would also like to know about extinct subspecies.

How many subspecies of lion and tiger are there?
Lion---Panthera leo azandica - North East Congo lion.


Panthera leo bleyenberghi - Katanga lion.


Panthera leo europaea - European lion. Extinct around 100AD due to hunting and competition from feral dogs. From France to the Balkans.


Panthera leo hollisteri - Congo lion.


Panthera leo krugeri - South African lion.


Panthera leo leo - Barbary lion; extinct in the wild. This was the largest of the lion subspecies, which ranged from Morocco to Egypt. The last wild Barbary lion was killed in Morocco in 1922 due to excessive hunting. Barbary lions were kept by Roman emperors to take part in the gladiator arenas. Roman notables, including Sulla, Pompey, and Julius Caesar, often ordered the mass slaughter of Barbary lions - up to 400 at a time. [2]


Panthera leo massaicus - Massai lion.


Panthera leo melanochaita - Cape lion; extinct in 1860.


Panthera leo nubica - East African lion.


Panthera leo persica - Asiatic lion. 200 currently exist in the Gir Forest of India. Once widespread from Turkey, across the Middle East, to India and Bangladesh, but large prides and daylight activity made it easier to poach than tigers or leopards.


Panthera leo roosevelti - Abyssinian lion.


Panthera leo senegalensis - West African lion, or Senegal lion.


Panthera leo somaliensis - Somali lion.


Panthera leo verneyi - Kalahari lion. Distinct behaviour and anatomy has been observed in this subspecies.





Tiger---There are nine subspecies of tiger, three of which are extinct and one of which is almost certain to become so in the near future. Their historical range (severely diminished today) ran through Russia, Siberia, Iran, Afghanistan, India, China and South-east Asia, including the Indonesian islands. These are the surviving subspecies, in descending order of wild population: The royal bengal tiger was often recieved as a gift for young Indian Princes on their 15th birthday. The Killing of the tiger on their 18th birthday signaled that the boy had now become a man





The Royal Bengal tiger(Panthera tigris tigris)


Indochinese tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti),at 110-140 kg.


The Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni)


The Sumatran The Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatran)


The Siberian (Panthera tigris altaica)


The South China tiger (Panthera tigris amoyensis
Reply:The Bengal tiger or the Royal Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)


Indochinese tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti), also called Corbett's tiger


The Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni),


The Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatran)


The Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica),


The South China tiger (Panthera tigris amoyensis),


recently exist:


The Balinese tiger (Panthera tigris balica)


The Javan tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica)


The Caspian tiger or Persian Tiger (Panthera tigris virgata).
Reply:There are totally 4000 to 6000 Lions, and 5000 tigers in this world.