Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
     Family Felidae Batsch, 1788 - cats
       Subfamily Pantherinae Pocock, 1917
         Genus Panthera Oken, 1816 - big cats
           Panthera tigris (Linnaeus, 1758) - tiger