What is Caspian tiger?
[[File:Panthera tigris virgata.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Caspian tiger]] The '''Caspian tiger''' (''Panthera tigris virgata'') is an [[extinction|extinct]] sub [[subspecies]] of the [[tiger]]. It was the most western subspecies of the tiger, very close to [[Europe]]. They became extinct in the [[1970s]]. They were found in [[Turkey]], [[Armenia]], [[Iraq]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Iran]], [[Mongolia]], and [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]. Recent research by [[scientist]]s looking at the tiger's [[DNA]], have found that it is almost identical to the [[Siberian tiger]].<ref name=tew>{{Cite web |url=http://www.petermaas.nl/extinct/speciesinfo/caspiantiger.htm |title=The Extinction Website - Species Info - Caspian Tiger |work=petermaas.nl |accessdate=26 August 2010 |archive-date=12 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412015936/http://www.petermaas.nl/extinct/speciesinfo/caspiantiger.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> They now believe that the two species of tiger may not have become separate until the 1900s.<ref name=tew/> ==Description== The Caspian tiger was the third largest of the tiger species with male specimens weighing between 204-249 kgs (450-550 lbs) and was 1.4 meters tall (4'6 ft) and was 2.4 meters (8 ft). It had small, short ears. The color was different from other tiger subspecies, with yellow to gold fur with light to dark brown stripes. The chest and stomach area are white with yellow stripes. In winter it grew longer fur. It was the furriest of all the tiger subspecies.<ref name=tew/> ==References== {{reflist}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Tigers]] [[Category:Mammals of Pakistan]] [[Category:Extinct mammals]]