| MCL | Maximum composite likelihood |
| STRs | Short tandem repeats |
| MYA | Million years ago |
| NGS | Next-generation sequencing |
| SNVs | Single-nucleotide variants |
| CSS | Cryptic simple sequences |
| SNPs | Single-nucleotide polymorphisms |
| ALT | Panthera tigris altaica |
| SCT | Panthera tigris amoyensis |