Bengal tigers -- Panthera tigris tigris, or Panthera tigris bengalensis

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Length (between the pegs) and weight for the Bengal tiger:

 

Male

Female

Length

2.70 - 3.10 metres2.40 - 2.65 metres

 

8'9" - 10'

8' - 9'

Weight

180 - 258 kilograms100 - 160 kilograms

 

397 - 569 pounds

220 - 353 pounds

Note: In the 1870's a Bengal tiger shot  in the Purnea district was measured at 12' 4" in length. This measurement was taken "around the curves" rather than "between the pegs" (nose to tail, as for the measurements in the table above). To get an accurate comparison of size you should subtract 7-8 inches from the size. Even allowing for this discrepancy, the tiger in question was a massive animal.

Length and weight chart for the Bengal tiger

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