| Named Panthera Tigris Jacksoni after Peter | | | | muscular. |
| Jackson, the former head of cat specialist group | | | | Not much is understood about this big cat except |
| of IUCN who spent forty years in tiger | | | | that it resides mainly in tropical forests and |
| conservation efforts, Malayan Tiger is now | | | | grasslands of Malaysia and Thailand. It is known to |
| alternatively called Panthera Tigris Malayensis by | | | | prey on barking deer, sambar and wild boar as |
| some after Malaysian protests that the name | | | | well as sun bear in certain parts of its range. The |
| should reflect the area of the big cat's origin. | | | | cat is thinly distributed in their habitat owing to low |
| Similar in physical appearance to the Indochinese | | | | prey density. Little is known about its behavior |
| Tiger, the Malayan Tiger is closer to the Sumatran | | | | patterns and reproductive profile. |
| Tiger in size. Males weight around two hundred | | | | There are between five hundred to one thousand |
| and sixty pounds and females are on average | | | | Malayan Tigers left in the wild. Threats include |
| two hundred and twenty pounds in weight. | | | | habitat fragmentation and shrinkage, poaching, |
| Average body length is seven and a half and six | | | | conflicts with humans and decline of prey species. |
| and a half feet respectively for males and | | | | Even as Malaysia enforces a rigid control on |
| females. Coat is dark red to orange in coloration, | | | | poaching that has cut down the loss of tigers to |
| marked by thin black stripes. Belly, cheek and | | | | an extent, many of the Malayan Tigers live |
| area around eyes is white. Whiskers are | | | | outside the designated forest reserves, often |
| somewhat long and so is the tail. Overall body is | | | | bringing them into conflict with farmers. |