Yanghu China native lion, why is it called a tiger?

Many paleontologists have further discussed the taxonomic status of Yang Hucheng. For example, Zhang Zhenhong of Liaoning Museum classified the mandible fossils found in Anping, Liaoning Province as Yangjiahu, and thought that Yangjiahu should belong to a lion. With the in-depth understanding of the morphological differences between lions and tigers, most paleontologists now support the view that Yanghu belongs to lions. Yanghu is probably an ancient lion born and raised in China.

At that time, Mr. Pei gave Yanghu the Latin name Panthera youngi, which means leopard? Poplar, an independent species other than lion and tiger, has no meaning of tiger. Calling Yang's tiger a tiger is purely a matter of habit of China people. When China scholars named ancient cats, they used to call the big ones tigers (such as saber-toothed tigers), the medium ones leopards and the small ones cats. For example, saber-toothed tigers have nothing to do with tigers. It is not a leopard, but also a tiger. Considering that the cubs are probably lions, it may be more appropriate to call them cubs.