- Breed (Origin)
- Description
- Background
- Abyssinian (North Africa)
- Beige, or red, or ruddy brown, or ivory, or cream; Soft, silky; Long tapered tail
- Various crosses
- American Curl (USA)
- Various colours; Curled ears
- Spontaneous mutation
- American Shorthair (USA)
- Various colours; Short, thick;
- Various crosses
- American Wirehair (USA)
- Various colours; Wiry; Rounded point at end of tail
- Spontaneous mutation
- Balinese (USA)
- Bluish-white, or ivory, or glacial white, or fawn to cream; Long; Slender, lithe body
- Siamese
- Bengal (USA)
- Various colours, with spots or marbling;
- American Shorthair, Asian Leopard Cat
- Bicolour Persian (Europe)
- Various solid colours, with white; Long, thick, silky; Short nose; Small, tufted ears; Short, bushy tail, ending in a plume
- Birman (Burma)
- Bluish-white, or ivory, or almost white, or pale fawn to cream; White feet; Long, silky; Large, stocky, long body
- Angora, Siamese
- Black Persian (Europe)
- Black; Long, thick, silky; Small ears and nose; short, bushy tail, ending in a plume
- Angora
- Bombay (USA)
- Black; Short; Large, rounded ears
- American, Burmese
- British Bicolour Shorthair (United Kingdom)
- Black and white, or blue and white, or cream and white, or orange and white; Short, dense; Large head, with short nose; Short, tapered, rounded tail
- British Shorthair
- British Shorthair (Ancient Rome)
- Various colours; Short, dense; Short, tapered tail
- Various crosses
- British Spotted Shorthair (United Kingdom)
- Brown, or red, or silver, or tabby, with spots; Large head, with short nose; Short, tapered, rounded tail
- British Shorthair
- Burmese (Burma)
- Blue, or honey beige, or silvery grey, or sable brown; Large, triangular head; Pointed muzzle
- Siamese hybrid
- Burmilla (United Kingdom)
- Silver, with black or brown tips;
- Chinchilla Persian, Lilac Burmese
- Calico Persian (USA)
- White, with black and red patches; Long, thick, silky; Large, bushy tail
- Persian, Non-pedigree
- Cameo Persian (Europe)
- Various cameo colours; Long, thick, silky; Short, bushy tail, ending in a plume
- Smoke Persians, Tortoiseshell Persian
- Chartreux (France)
- Blue-grey; Short, thick, woolly; Short, heavyset neck; Narrow, tapered muzzle
- Chinchilla Persian (United Kingdom)
- White; Long, thick, silky; Small rounded ears; Short nose
- Crossbreeding of Persians
- Chocolate-Tortoiseshell Kashmir (USA)
- Chocolate-brown and cream and red patches; Bushy tail
- Himalayan
- Colourpoint Shorthair (United Kingdom)
- Red, or cream; Short; Large, triangular head; Large pointed ears
- Abyssian, American Shorthair, Siamese
- Cornish Rex (United Kingdom)
- Various colours; Short, silky; Wedge-shaped head; Large pointed ears
- Spontaneous mutation
- Cymric (Canada)
- Various colours; Dense; Stocky body; Hind legs longer than front ones; Tailless
- Manx, Persian
- Cyprus Cat: See – European Shorthair
- Devon Rex (United Kingdom)
- Various colours; Curly; Tail wags like dog’s tail
- Spontaneous mutation
- Egyptian Mau (Egypt)
- Copper-brown, or silver, or pale fawn, with markings; Lustrous sheen, dense, curly; Triangular head; Large pointed ears
- Ancient
- European Shorthair (Europe)
- Various colours; Short, thick; Short nose; Small, pointed ears
- Wild Cat
- Exotic Shorthair (USA)
- Various colours; Dense, soft; Snub nose
- American Shorthair, Persian
- Havana Brown (United Kingdom)
- Brown, or lavender; Smooth, lustrous; Long, thin body; long, tapering tail; Large, rounded ears
- Himalayan (USA)
- Various colours; thick, silky; Round, broad head; Small, tufted ears; Short, bushy tail, ending in a plume
- Birman, Persian, Siamese
- Japanese Bobtail (Japan)
- Black, or red, or white; Soft, silky; Triangular head; Corkscrew tail
- Natural
- Javanese (USA)
- Various colours; Long, silky; Bushy tail
- American Shorthair, Siamese
- Korat (rare) (Thailand)
- Silver-blue; Short, glossy; Heart-shaped head; Large, rounded ears
- Ancient
- Lavender Kashmir (USA)
- Pink-grey; Thick, silky; Bushy tail
- Persian, Non-pedigree
- Maine Coon Cat (USA)
- Various colours; Heavy, shaggy; Large body; Long bushy tail, ending in plume
- Natural
- Malayan (USA)
- Blue, or silver-grey, or yellow-brown; Short, soft; Large, rounded ears
- Burmese
- Manx (Isle of Man)
- Various colours; Short, dense; Egg-shaped head; Tailless
- Natural
- Marbled Cat: See – European Shorthair
- Norwegian Forest (Norway)
- Various colours; Long, soft; Rounded head with large rounded eyes; Heavy whiskers; Tail thickly furred
- Ocicat (USA)
- Various colours; Short, satiny; Long, tapered tail; Large, pointed ears
- Abyssinian, American Shorthair, Siamese
- Oriental Longhair (United Kingdom, USA)
- Various colours; Long, silky; Plumed tail
- Balinese, Colourpoint Shorthair, Javanese, Oriental Shorthair, Siamese
- Oriental Shorthair (Thailand)
- Various colours; Short, glossy; Large, triangular head with pointed muzzle
- Balinese, Colourpoint Shorthair, Javanese, Oriental Shorthair, Siamese
- Peke-faced Persian (USA)
- Red, or tabby; Long, thick, silky; Nub nose; short, bushy tail, ending in a plume
- Spontaneous mutation
- Ragdoll (USA)
- Platinum grey, or ivory, or milk-white, or fawn, with coloured points; Long, silky; Large; Rounded, wedge-shaped head; Rounded, tufted ears
- Birman, Persian, with others
- Russian Blue (Russia)
- Light blue; Short, dense; Long, slender body; Large, rounded ears
- Archangel Cat
- Scottish Fold (United Kingdom)
- Various colours; Dense, soft, short; Folded ears
- Spontaneous mutation
- Scottish Fold Longhair (United Kingdom)
- Various colours; Soft, long; Folded ears
- Spontaneous mutation
- Siamese (Eastern Asia)
- Various colours; Short, glossy; Large, triangular head, with pointed muzzle; Large, pointed ears
- Ancient
- Singapura (Singapore)
- Dark brown on ivory; Small; Large, rounded ears
- Natural
- Smoke Persian (United Kingdom)
- Black, or cream, or red; Long, thick, silky; Short nose; Small, tufted ears; Short, bushy tail, ending in a plume
- Black Persian, Blue Persian, Chinchilla Persian
- Snowshoe (USA)
- Fawn, or blue-white, with white paws; Short, glossy; Triangular head, with pronounced muzzle; Large, rounded ears
- American Shorthair, Siamese
- Somali (USA)
- Blue-grey, or rose-beige, or orange-brown; Soft, fine, long; Rounded, wedge-shaped head; Large, pointed ears
- Abyssinian
- Sphynx (Canada)
- Various colours; Fine down instead of fur; Long, tapered tail; very large, pointed ears
- Spontaneous mutation
- Tiffany (USA)
- Seal-brown; Long, thick, silky; Wide-set, pointed, tufted ears; Long, shaggy tail
Burmese mutation
- Tiger Cat: See – European Shorthair
- Tonkinese (Canada)
- Blue-grey, or buff cream, or golden cream, or brown, or silvery grey; Long nose; Large, pointed ears
- Burmese, Siamese
- Tortoiseshell Persian (rare) (Europe)
- Various colours; Long, thick, silky; Short nose; Small, tufted ears; Short, bushy tail, ending in a plume
- Persian, Non-pedigree
- Turkish Angora (Turkey)
- Various colours; Long; Long, wedge-shaped head, with long nose; Large, pointed, tufted ears; Tapering tail, ending in a plume
- Ancient, Natural
- Turkish Van (Turkey)
- White, with chestnut on head and tail; Bushy tail
- Natural
- White Persian (Europe)
- White; Long, thick, silky; Small ears and nose; short, bushy tail, ending in a plume
- Angora
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