Tiger

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Endangered (EN)

This species is endangered.

The survival of wild populations of this species is in dire straits, under various threats and with a very high chance of extinction in the near future. If you are lucky enough to see them in the wild, please do not harm them.
Tiger
Fiction
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Real Life
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The Siberian tiger in real life
Animal Name Tiger
Origin East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia
Related Species cat, lion, saber-toothed tiger, leopard
Characters Tama, Tigress
Works Hayate the Combat Butler, etc.
Species Info
Domain Eukaryota
Kingdom Animalia
Subkingdom Eumetazoa
Superphylum Deuterostomia
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Class Synapsida (Mammalia)
Subclass Theria
Infraclass Eutheria
Superorder Laurasiatheria
Order Carnivora
Suborder Feliformia
Family Felidae
Subfamily Felinae
Genus Panthera
Species Panthera tigris tigris
Subspecies Siberian tiger, South China tiger, Bengal tiger (and white tiger), Sumatran tiger, etc.

The tiger is an animal in the Felidae family.

In ACGN works, tigers and tiger-related things appear sometimes.

Introduction

Tiger

The tiger is a big cat and a beast of prey in the Carnivora order.

The tiger is the largest feline in existence, of which the northeast tiger subspecies is the largest, the Bengal tiger is second. Tigers are mainly found in East, Southeast and South Asia, but they are extinct in Central and West Asia. Different tigers live in rainforests, deciduous or dry forests, wetlands and many other environments.

Tiger prey consists of various species of mergansers, water deer and other kinds of deer, wild boars, bison, etc. It also eats small animals such as rabbits, monkeys and fish, it also hunts other predators such as jackals, wolves, bears, leopards and crocodiles, sometimes they even attack large animals like rhinos and elephants. Tigers also hunt domestic animals such as pigs, cows, sheep, horses, and even harm humans.

The average tiger has a black and yellow striped body, but there are a few tigers whose coat color changes, producing varieties of white, black, golden and snow tigers.

Tigers in ACGN works

Anthropomorphic

  • Hayate the Combat Butler: Tama is a white tiger that has been with Nagi Sanzenin since childhood. Because of prolonged contact with humans, he learned to talk. Though usually docile, he still fights like a tiger.
  • Kung Fu Panda: Tigress is one of the Furious Five, she specializes in the Thunderbolt Fist, and is a loner.
  • He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: He-Man has a tiger named Creecher, who is a green tiger, and he can speak the human language. Usually very timid and cowardly, when he transforms, he becomes BattleCat, unleashing his inner strength and might.
  • Juuni Senshi Bakuretsu Eto Rangers: Gao, the Spirit of the Tigers, is one of the Eto Rangers. Usually in human form, he wears glasses to transform into a tiger.
  • Etotama: Shima-tan is the Eto-Shin of the Tiger.
  • Kemono Friends: The appearing Friends are White Tiger, Byakko, Bengal Tiger, South China Tiger, Golden Tiger, and Siberian Tiger.
  • Touhou Project: Toramaru Shou was originally a tiger yōkai.

Tiger-related things in ACGN works

  • Toradora!: Taiga Aizawa's name is based on the English word "tiger". She is of small stature and has a violent temperament, she is often called a "little tiger".
  • Saint Seiya: Dohko, the Libra Golden Saint, is based on a tiger. He has a tiger tattoo on his back, and the image that appears when his Cosmo awakens is also a tiger.
  • Tiger & Bunny: Kotetsu T. Kaburagi's codename is "Wild Tiger".
  • Digimon: Baihumon and Mihiramon are Digimon based on tigers.
  • Pokémon: Incineroar is a Pokémon based on a tiger.
  • There are some Rangers based on tigers in the Super Sentai series, some of the better known are GaoWhite (from Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger).