The liger is a hybrid cross between a male Panthera leo (lion), and a female Panthera tigris (Tiger) and is denoted scientifically as Panthera tigris × Panthera leo.Singh, U. New functions for old genes in the mouse placenta. Uppsala University, Uppsala. 2006. 11. http://www.diva-portal.org/diva/getDocument?urn_nbn_se_uu_diva-6882-1__fulltext.pdf A liger resembles a giant lion with diffused stripes.