The Bengal tiger is the most numerous tiger subspecies. By 2011, the total population was estimated at fewer than 2,500 individuals with a decreasing trend. Nothing is known about the origin of the word 'tiger' or the origin of its association with this animal. Bengal tigers can range in color from light yellow to reddish orange, with stripes ranging from dark brown to black; the belly and the interior parts of the limbs are white, and the tail is orange with black rings. The white tiger is a recessive mutant of the Bengal tiger, which was reported in the wild from time to time in Assam, Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha in India, and also in Bangladesh and Nepal, usually in areas with dense forest cover. Its coat is whitish to yellowish orange, with stripes ranging from dark brown to black. The white tiger is not a separate subspecies, but rather a color variant. Since the early 20th century, several white tigers have been captive-born and reared to adulthood in zoos.

The Bengal tiger is the national animal of Bangladesh and India. It is also the state animal of West Bengal in India and Bangladesh. The Bengal tiger is one of the six surviving tiger subspecies and inhabits much of the Indian subcontinent. The global wild Bengal tiger population in 2003 was estimated at 1,006 to 1,226 individuals. In 2010, an estimate of a global wild Bengal tiger population of 2,154 has been made.

The Bengal tiger is the most numerous tiger subspecies. By 2011, the total population was estimated at fewer than 2,500 individuals with a decreasing trend. Nothing is known about the origin of the word 'tiger' or the origin of its association with this animal. Bengal tigers can range in color from light yellow to reddish orange, with stripes ranging from dark brown to black; the belly and the interior parts of the limbs are white, and the tail is orange with black rings. The white tiger is a recessive mutant of the Bengal tiger, which was reported in the wild from time to time in Assam, Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha in India, and also in Bangladesh and Nepal, usually in areas with dense forest cover. Its coat is whitish to yellowish orange, with stripes ranging from dark brown to black. The white tiger is not a separate subspecies, but rather a color variant. Since the early 20th century, several white tigers have been captive-born and reared to adulthood in zoos.

The Bengal tiger is the national animal of Bangladesh and India. It is also the state animal of West Bengal in India and Bangladesh. The Bengal tiger is one of the six surviving tiger subspecies and inhabits much of the Indian subcontinent. The global wild Bengal tiger population in 2003 was estimated at 1,006 to 1,226 individuals. In 2010, an estimate of a global wild Bengal tiger population of 2,154 has been made.