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In the Malay language, the tiger is called harimau, also abbreviated to rimau. [4] It has also been known as the southern Indochinese tiger, to further distinguish it from the Indochinese tiger population to the north in Myanmar and Thailand, which differ genetically from this population. [5]
It is traditionally classified into nine recent subspecies, though some recognise only two subspecies, mainland Asian tigers and the island tigers of the Sunda Islands.
The Sumatran tiger is one of the smallest tigers. Males measure between the pegs 2.2 to 2.55 m (7 ft 3 in to 8 ft 4 in) in head-to-body length, with the greatest skull length of 295 to 335 mm (11.6 to 13.2 in) and weigh 100 to 140 kg (220 to 310 lb).
Critically Endangered Species. If no drastic measures are taken to address the decline of the Malayan Tiger population, Malaysia will most likely lose the species to extinction in five to ten years. Tigers have been living in our forests for centuries.
The Malayan tiger is Totally Protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010, and is classified as Critically Endangered under the IUCN Red List for Threatened Species. Building a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.
The Malayan Tiger, otherwise known by its Latin name as Panthera Tigris Jacksoni, is a subspecies of tiger found only in Peninsular Malaysia and considered native to this country. It is listed as critically endangered due to multiple threats on the red list of IUCN in 2015.
The Malayan Tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni) is a subspecies of tigers that exists uniquely in the Malay Peninsula. There are a total of nine (9) subspecies of tigers in the world, three (3) of which are extinct.
