Claim: The offspring of a male lion and female tiger is called a liger.
Evidence: With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight , it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger , barring hybrids like the liger.
The liger is a hybrid cross between a male lion -LRB- Panthera leo -RRB- and a female tiger -LRB- Panthera tigris -RRB-.