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The Malayan tiger (''Panthera tigris jacksoni'') is a tiger subspecies that inhabits the southern and central parts of the Malay Peninsula and has been classified as Critically Endangered by IUCN in 2015 as the population was roughly estimated at 250 to 340 adult individuals in 2013; this population likely comprises less than 250 mature breeding individuals, with a declining trend. When in 1968 ''Panthera tigris corbetti'' was newly designated, the tigers inhabiting the Malayan Peninsula were included into this subspecies.〔Khan, M.K.M. (1986). ''Tigers in Malaysia''. The Journal of Wildlife and Parks V: 1–23.〕 In 2004, ''Panthera tigris jacksoni'' was recognised as a new subspecies when a genetic analysis found that they are distinct in mtDNA and micro-satellite sequences from ''Panthera tigris corbetti''. In Malay language the tiger is called ''harimau'', also abbreviated to ''rimau''.〔Wilkinson, R. J. (1901). (''A Malay-English dictionary'' ) Kelly & Walsh Limited, Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama.〕 ==Characteristics== There is no clear difference between the Malayan and the Indochinese tiger when specimens from the two regions are compared cranially or in pelage. No type specimen was designated. Malayan tigers appear to be smaller than Indian ones. From measurements of 11 males and 8 females, the average length of a male is , and of a female .〔Locke, A. (1956) ''The tigers of Terengganu''. Museum Press Ltd., London〕 Body length taken from 16 female tigers in the State of Terengganu ranged from and averaged . Their height ranged from , and their body weight from . Data from 21 males in the State of Terengganu showed that total length ranged from , with an average of . Their height ranged from , and their body weight from .〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Malayan tiger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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