Tiger vs Lion Tiger and lion are two of the most dangerous
carnivores in the animal kingdom with terrifying features that
are adapted for exclusive hunting of other animals. The presence
of these majestic creatures in a natural ecosystem demonstrates
the ecological richness of the area, as they are the topmost
trophic levels of the food chains. Despite both are big cats
with similar type of features shared between them, it is not
difficult to understand the primary differences between tigers
and lions. Tiger, Pantheratigris, is one of the flagship
species, and they are the largest among all the felids in terms
of body size. They are naturally distributed in South and
Southeast Asia in dispersed forest patches with a limited number
of individuals. In fact, they have been categorised as an
endangered species by the IUCN since many years. There are six
subspecies of tigers, and the Bengali tiger is one. The Sumatran
tiger, Javan tiger, Malaysian tiger, Chinese tiger, and Siberian
tiger are the other subspecies.