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Home › Science › Zoology › Domesticated Animals › Cats

Cats

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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