Bengal tiger

phylum	Chordata	The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is the most numerous tiger subspecies. The Bengal tiger's coat is yellow to light orange, with stripes ranging from dark brown to black; the belly and the interior parts of the limbs are white, and the tail is orange with black rings. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Tiger
class	Mammalia
infraclass	Eutheria
order	Carnivora
suborder	Feliformia
family	Felidae
genus	Panthera
species	P. tigris tigris

A golden tiger, sometimes called a golden tabby tiger, is a Bengal tiger with a colour variation caused by a recessive gene. Like white tigers and black tigers, it is a morph, and not a separate subspecies. Known for its blonde or pale-golden color and red-brown (not black) stripes, the golden tiger colouring comes from a recessive trait referred to as "wideband" which affects the production of black during the hair growth cycle. Tiger colorations that vary from the typical orange-with-black-stripe do occur in nature, but in a very small percentage. For more see the Wikipedia page Golden Tiger. Get back to Bengal tiger

The white tiger is a recessive mutant of the Bengal tiger, which is reported in the wild from time to time in Assam, Bengal, Bihar and especially from the former State of Rewa. However, it is not to be mistaken as an occurrence of albinism. In fact, there is only one fully authenticated case of a true albino tiger, and none of black tigers, with the possible exception of one dead specimen examined in Chittagong in 1846. For more about them see the Wikipedia White Tiger page. Get back to Bengal tiger

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