According to the nine-point scale, there are 6 subspecies of tigers currently existing, with the largest number of wild individuals and the fastest growth being Bengal tigers. In 2019, India announced that its Bengal tigers numbered 2967, accounting for about 60% of the total wild tiger population.At a glance, Bengal tigers seem to have escaped the threat of extinction, but in a quiet corner of South Asia, a Bengal tiger population is quietly heading towards extinction. This population is small in stature and known for eating humans – it is the Sundarbans tiger.

The Sundarbans tiger is not an independent subspecies, but rather a regional population of Bengal tigers, much like the Xinjiang tiger is to the Black Sea tiger.The Sundarbans tiger, also known as the Sondeerban tiger or the mangrove tiger, lives in the Sundarbans delta between India and Bangladesh, and is currently the only surviving tiger population living in mangrove forests. The Sundarbans National Park is approximately located…

Sundarbans is part of the Ganges delta, stretching across India and Bangladesh, south of which it faces the Bay of Bengal, with an area of over 10,000 square kilometers, and has been established as the Sundarbans National Park and a World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve. Sundarbans National Park is a tropical river-mouth mangrove-red tree forest, one of the largest red tree forest areas in the world, with about 65 species of plants…

Besides the Sundarbans tiger, there are also crocodiles, fishing cats, leopard cats, monkeys, pangolins, Ganges dolphins, etc. valuable animals. How small is the Sundarbans tiger?

We often say that Bengal tigers are large tigers, usually referring to the Bengal tiger populations other than the Sundarbans tiger. If we include the Son-tiger, the size of Bengal tigers will be significantly reduced. So how small is the Son-tiger? Let's compare them.

From the perspective of distribution, Bengal tigers are divided into four main areas: northern Bengal tigers, central Bengal tigers, southern Bengal tigers and Son-tigers.

The hunting teams in Cooch Behar in India's northeast, in the Assam, Bengal and West Bengal regions, hunted 365 Bengal tigers over 40 years, of which 50 adult males weighed about 208 kg, with a range of 168-248 kg. 10 adult females weighed about 141 kg, with a range of 118-163 kg. The outer Bengal tigers

Smith (1983) and Sunquist (1981) in the Chitwan National Park in Nepal weighed 7 adult males, all of whom weighed about 235 kg, with a range of 200-261 kg; 16 adult females weighed about 140 kg, with a range of 116-164 kg, and they were captured by food traps. Sunquist said they were removed with about 16 kilograms of stomach contents, as male tigers eat more than female tigers.

So the average body length of Nepal's Chitwan National Park male tigers is about 210-215 kg, and the female is about 130 kg2, Central Bengal tigers are distributed in the main protection areas of central India.

Brander (1993) in 'Indian Wildlife' mentioned that 42 male tigers from the Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh weighed about 191 kg, with a range of 160-134 kg; 39 female tigers weighed about 131 kg, with a range of 124-156 kg.

Chundawatt (2005) weighed one male tiger named Madla in the Penna National Park, which weighed 240 kg. There was also an unweighed estimate of 250 kg. The average body length (excluding tail length) of the northern and central Bengal tigers is about 188 cm, and the female is about 166 cm. 4, Son-tiger

The Sundarbans tiger's data is extremely scarce.

In 2008, it was reported that one tiger weighed 150 kg. Kundu (2010) weighed 2 male tigers, 98 kg and 118 kg, and 2 female tigers weighed 122 kg. Barlow (2009) weighed 3 female tigers, with an average of 76.67 kg, with a range of 75-80 kg, two of which weighed 12-14 years and 3-4 years. There are two other versions: 2 male tigers weighed 145 kg, and 4 female tigers weighed 85 kg. 5 male tigers weighed 114 kg, and 5 female tigers weighed 76 kg. Based on the number of samples, the Sundarbans tiger is about 110sunset, and the female tiger is about 70 km.

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