| The liger is a zoo-bred hybrid, as is the tigon, the result of mating a tiger with a lioness. |
| The tigon, or tiglon, is a zoo-bred hybrid, as is the liger, the product of the reverse mating of a lion with a tigress. |
| It is probable that neither the liger nor the tigon occurs in the wild, as differences in the behaviour and habitat of the lion and tiger make interbreeding unlikely. |
| The liger and the tigon possess features of both parents, in variable proportions, but are generally larger and darker than either. |
| A hybrid from a male lion and a female tiger is called a liger while a hybrid from a male tiger and a female lion is a tigon. |
