So get ready to roar with our TEN tiger facts… Tiger facts. The tiger is the biggest species of the cat family. Subspecies of the tiger include the Sumatran Tiger, Siberian Tiger, Bengal Tiger, South China Tiger, Malayan Tiger and Indochinese Tiger. Easily recognized by its coat of reddish-orange with dark stripes, the tiger is the largest wild cat in the world. and measure up to … 1) Tigers are the largest wild cats in the world. Adults can weigh up to 363kg (that’s about the same as ten ten year olds!) Here at National Geographic Kids, we love fur-ocious felines! Their binomial name is Panthera tigris. Tigers are easy to recognize by the dark stripes that run vertically along their body on orange-reddish fur. Tiger is pronounced: "tai-gr". Tigers are large cats and a member of the Pantherinae subfamily. 19 Tiger Facts for Kids. The big cat's tail is three feet long. Tigers can reach a length of up to 3.3 metres (11 feet) and weigh as much as 300 kilograms (660 pounds).