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!Image | !Image | ||
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!Abyssinian | ![[Abyssinian cat|Abyssinian]] | ||
|Unspecified, but somewhere in Afro-Asia, likely Ethiopia | |Unspecified, but somewhere in Afro-Asia, likely Ethiopia | ||
|Natural | |Natural | ||
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|Short | |Short | ||
|Ticked tabby | |Ticked tabby | ||
|[[File:Gustav chocolate.jpg|alt=Quiomme's Gustav (Abessinierkater chocolate)| | |[[File:Gustav chocolate.jpg|alt=Quiomme's Gustav (Abessinierkater chocolate)|143x143px|right|frameless]] | ||
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!Aegean | ![[Aegean cat|Aegean]] | ||
|Greece | |Greece | ||
|Natural | |Natural | ||
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|Semi-long | |Semi-long | ||
|Multi-color | |Multi-color | ||
| | |[[File:Aegean_cat.jpg|alt=The Aegean cat can be house-friendly and obedient, taking after the habits of its owners as well as the training it receives throughout its childhood. Pictured is Areta, a juvenile male Aegean cat.|right|frameless|154x154px]] | ||
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!American Bobtail | ![[American Bobtail]] | ||
|United States | |United States | ||
|Mutation of shortened tail | |Mutation of shortened tail | ||
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|Semi-long | |Semi-long | ||
|All | |All | ||
| | |[[File:American bobtail 2.jpg|125x125px|right|frameless]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
!American Curl | ![[American Curl]] | ||
|United States | |United States | ||
|Mutation | |Mutation | ||
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|Semi-long | |Semi-long | ||
|All | |All | ||
| | |[[File:EC Recknagel Annakurnikoova ACS gs 24.JPG|135x135px|right|frameless]] | ||
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!American Ringtail | !American Ringtail | ||
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|Semi-long | |Semi-long | ||
|All | |All | ||
| | |[[File:Chunky Monkey American Ringtail Cat 3rd Generation.jpg|alt=3rd Generation American Ringtail cat Chunky Monkey|100x100px|right|frameless]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
!American Shorthair | ![[American Shorthair]] | ||
|United States | |United States | ||
|Natural | |Natural | ||
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|Short | |Short | ||
|All | |All | ||
| | |[[File:GC Yatfung's Brown Cobra (2011; cropped 2023).jpg|alt=GC Yatfung's Brown Cobra!!! [AMS] American shorhtair présenté en exposition féline d'Helsinki en 2013.|100x100px|right|frameless]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
!American Wirehair | ![[American Wirehair]] | ||
|United States | |United States | ||
|Mutation | |Mutation | ||
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|Rex | |Rex | ||
|All | |All | ||
| | |[[File:American Wirehair - CFF cat show Heinola 2008-05-04 IMG 8721.JPG|alt=American Wirehair cat sitting in a cat show|100x100px|right|frameless]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Aphrodite Giant | ![[Cyprus cat|Aphrodite Giant]] | ||
|Cyprus | |Cyprus | ||
|Natural | |Natural | ||
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|All | |All | ||
|All | |All | ||
| | |[[File:Aphrodite's Giant.jpg|alt=Aphrodite's Giant in Larnaca|100x100px|right|frameless]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Arabian Mau | ![[Arabian Mau]] | ||
|Arabian Peninsula | |Arabian Peninsula | ||
|Natural | |Natural | ||
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|Short | |Short | ||
|All | |All | ||
| | |[[File:Arabian Mau Kitten (cropped).jpg|alt=Arabian Mau kitten 3 months old. Ginger Tabby|150x150px|right|frameless]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Asian | ![[Asian cat|Asian]] | ||
|United Kingdom | |United Kingdom | ||
|Crossbreed between the Burmese and Chinchilla Persians | |Crossbreed between the Burmese and Chinchilla Persians | ||
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|Short | |Short | ||
|All without white and without siamese pointing | |All without white and without siamese pointing | ||
| | |[[File:BrownVarientAsianCat.JPG|alt=Asian Cat (Brown Varient)|133x133px|right|frameless]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Asian Semi-longhair | ![[Tiffanie cat|Asian Semi-longhair]] | ||
|United Kingdom | |United Kingdom | ||
|Crossbreed between the Burmese and Chinchilla Persians | |Crossbreed between the Burmese and Chinchilla Persians | ||
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|Semi-long | |Semi-long | ||
|All without white and without siamese pointing | |All without white and without siamese pointing | ||
| | |[[File:Tiffanie at cat show.jpg|alt=A white male Tiffanie (Asian Semi-longhair) cat presented at TUROK cat show Turku 2008|121x121px|right|frameless]] | ||
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!Australian Mist | !Australian Mist | ||
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|Short | |Short | ||
|Spotted or marbled | |Spotted or marbled | ||
| | |[[File:Australian Mist.jpg|alt=A Blue-spotted Australian Mist|right|frameless|102x102px]] | ||
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!Balinese | !Balinese | ||
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|Long | |Long | ||
|Colorpoint | |Colorpoint | ||
| | |[[File:Ghislaine 6028.jpg|alt=Ghislaine of Chrysanthe, Balinese cat, female, colour: chocolate tortoiseshell point. Property of Dizigner cattery|right|frameless|100x100px]] | ||
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!Bambino | !Bambino | ||
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|Short | |Short | ||
|Spotted, marbled, or rosetted | |Spotted, marbled, or rosetted | ||
| | |[[File:Paintedcats Red Star standing.jpg|alt=Bengal female with rosettes standing|right|frameless|128x128px]] | ||
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!Birman | !Birman | ||
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|Semi-long | |Semi-long | ||
|Mitted colorpoint | |Mitted colorpoint | ||
| | |[[File:Birman2.jpg|alt=A mature adult Birman cat|right|frameless|100x100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Bombay | !Bombay | ||
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|Short | |Short | ||
|Solid black | |Solid black | ||
| | |[[File:Bombay femelle.JPG|alt=photo de chatte Bombay|right|frameless|125x125px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Brazilian Shorthair | !Brazilian Shorthair | ||
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|Short | |Short | ||
|All | |All | ||
| | |[[File:Gato pelo curto brasileiro.JPG|alt=Gato Pêlo Curto Brasileiro|right|frameless|133x133px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
!British Longhair | !British Longhair | ||
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|Semi-long | |Semi-long | ||
|All | |All | ||
| | |[[File:British Longhair - Black Silver Shaded.jpg|alt=British Longhair Black Silver Shaded|right|frameless|133x133px]] | ||
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!British Shorthair | !British Shorthair | ||
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|Short | |Short | ||
|All | |All | ||
| | |[[File:British Shorthair Assis.jpg|alt=British shorthair assis sur fond blanc|right|frameless|107x107px]] | ||
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!Burmese | !Burmese | ||
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|Short | |Short | ||
|Solid and Tortoiseshell | |Solid and Tortoiseshell | ||
| | |[[File:BurMau Vega Star, champagne burmese kitten (cropped).jpg|alt=BurMau Vega Star, champagne burmese kitten|right|frameless|100x100px]] | ||
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!Burmilla | !Burmilla | ||
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|Short | |Short | ||
|Solid with Shaded Silver and Silver Tipped patterns | |Solid with Shaded Silver and Silver Tipped patterns | ||
| | |[[File:Male Burmilla cat.jpeg|alt=A male Burmilla cat in the United Kingdom. His name is Ollie :-) Actually, his official pedigree name is Fandango Oliver Hardy and he comes from a long line of show-winners, but he isn't a show-cat. His official colour is blue.|right|frameless|100x100px]] | ||
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!California Spangled | !California Spangled | ||
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|Short | |Short | ||
|Spotted tabby | |Spotted tabby | ||
| | |[[File:Star Spangled Cat.jpg|alt=A California Spangled Cat|right|frameless|100x100px]] | ||
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!Chantilly-Tiffany | !Chantilly-Tiffany | ||
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|Long | |Long | ||
|Solid, classic tabby, spotted tabby and ticked tabby | |Solid, classic tabby, spotted tabby and ticked tabby | ||
| | |[[File:Tiffany4.jpg|alt=Photograph of a Tiffany cat called Kumori (曇). Tsukuba, Japan.|right|frameless|150x150px]] | ||
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!Chartreux | !Chartreux | ||
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|Short | |Short | ||
|Varying shades of blue | |Varying shades of blue | ||
| | |[[File:Abbaye fev2006 003.jpg|alt=Abbaye du Bleu Royal, jeune femelle chartreux appartenant à E. Lempereur de Guerny|right|frameless|150x150px]] | ||
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!Chausie | !Chausie | ||
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|Short | |Short | ||
|Solid black, black grizzled tabby and black ticked tabby | |Solid black, black grizzled tabby and black ticked tabby | ||
| | |[[File:Chausiecatexample.jpg|alt=AJ, an F1 male Chausie, photo by Pschemp|right|frameless|100x100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Colorpoint Shorthair | !Colorpoint Shorthair | ||
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|Short | |Short | ||
|Colorpoint | |Colorpoint | ||
| | |[[File:Tortie-point.jpg|alt=Tortoiseshell-point Siamese cat.|right|frameless|100x100px]] | ||
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!Cornish Rex | !Cornish Rex | ||
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|Rex | |Rex | ||
|All | |All | ||
| | |[[File:Cornish Rex.jpg|alt=Cornish rex sur fond blanc|right|frameless|123x123px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Cymric, Manx Longhair or Long-haired Manx | !Cymric, Manx Longhair or Long-haired Manx | ||
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|Long | |Long | ||
|All | |All | ||
| | |[[File:Cymric - Norwegian forest cat presentation show Kotka 2009-02-01 IMG 0687.JPG|alt=Cymric, in a cat show focusing on the Norwegian Forest breed. Source Deimos C'est Combien? (Myrtti) [CYM f 09 53]|right|frameless|105x105px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Cyprus | !Cyprus | ||
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|All | |All | ||
|All | |All | ||
| | |[[File:CyprusShorthair.jpg|alt=Photograph of Cyprus Shorthair.|right|frameless|100x100px]] | ||
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!Devon Rex | !Devon Rex | ||
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|Rex | |Rex | ||
|All | |All | ||
| | |[[File:Devon rex.jpg|alt=Devon Rex|right|frameless|100x100px]] | ||
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!Donskoy or | !Donskoy or | ||
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|Hairless | |Hairless | ||
|Solid | |Solid | ||
| | |[[File:Donskoy.jpg|alt=Donskoy (Don Sphynx) sur fond blanc|right|frameless|108x108px]] | ||
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!Dragon Li or | !Dragon Li or | ||
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|Short | |Short | ||
|Ticked tabby | |Ticked tabby | ||
| | |[[File:Dragon Li - Li Hua Mau1.jpg|alt=Chinese Li Hua Mau or Dragon Li cat|right|frameless|100x100px]] | ||
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!Dwelf | !Dwelf | ||
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|Short | |Short | ||
|Spotted tabby | |Spotted tabby | ||
| | |[[File:Mau Egytien.jpg|alt=Mau égyptien sur fond balnc|right|frameless|118x118px]] | ||
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!European Shorthair | !European Shorthair | ||
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|Short | |Short | ||
|All | |All | ||
| | |[[File:Female European shorthair in URK cat show Kirkkonummi 2008-03-02.JPG|alt=Female European Shorthair in Kirkkonummi Cat show. IC Mäkikatin Pointtilli [EUR a 24] female EX1 CAGCIB NOM|right|frameless|131x131px]] | ||
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!Exotic Shorthair | !Exotic Shorthair | ||
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|Short | |Short | ||
|All | |All | ||
| | |[[File:Nipsu-Nappulan Non-Stop Exotic shorthair (cropped).JPG|alt=Nipsu-Nappulan Non-Sto, exotic shorthair femelle présentée en exposition féline à Kempele en 2007. Code EMS Nipsu-Nappulan Non-Stop [EXO g 03] female EX1 CAPIB|right|frameless|100x100px]] | ||
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!Foldex | !Foldex | ||
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|Short | |Short | ||
|All | |All | ||
| | |[[File:Cachorro de Gato FoldEx ("Belisario del Laberinto").JPG|alt=Cachorro de Gato FoldEx |right|frameless|107x107px]] | ||
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!German Rex | !German Rex | ||
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|Rex | |Rex | ||
|All | |All | ||
| | |[[File:German Rex.jpg|alt=German Rex cat|right|frameless|100x100px]] | ||
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!Havana Brown | !Havana Brown | ||
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|Short | |Short | ||
|Solid brown | |Solid brown | ||
| | |[[File:Havana Brown.jpg|alt=Havana Brown sur fond blanc|right|frameless|103x103px]] | ||
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!Highlander | !Highlander | ||
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|Short/long | |Short/long | ||
|All | |All | ||
| | |[[File:Highlander-7.jpg|alt=Highlander cat.|right|frameless|100x100px]] | ||
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!Himalayan or | !Himalayan or | ||
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|Long | |Long | ||
|Colorpoint | |Colorpoint | ||
| | |[[File:Sonny Bunny.jpg|alt=Grand Champion Lilac Himalayan/Colorpoint Persian|right|frameless|151x151px]] | ||
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!Japanese Bobtail | !Japanese Bobtail | ||
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|Short/long | |Short/long | ||
|All | |All | ||
| | |[[File:JapaneseBobtailBlueEyedMi-ke.JPG|alt=Blue eyed Female Japanese Bobtail|right|frameless|100x100px]] | ||
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!Javanese or | !Javanese or | ||
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|Long | |Long | ||
|Colorpoint | |Colorpoint | ||
| | |[[File:Javanese cat.jpg|alt=Female Adult Blue Lynx Point Javanese Cat with Bobbed Tail|right|frameless|133x133px]] | ||
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!Kanaani | !Kanaani | ||
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|Short | |Short | ||
|Solid white | |Solid white | ||
| | |[[File:Khao Manee "ChaWee".jpg|alt=female Khao Manee "ChaWee", owner: Chrissy Russell Aysha-Zen Cats, Hampshire, UK|right|frameless|158x158px]] | ||
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!Kinkalow | !Kinkalow | ||
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|Short | |Short | ||
|All | |All | ||
| | |[[File:Kinkalow1.JPG|alt=Kinkalow|right|frameless|150x150px]] | ||
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!Korat | !Korat | ||
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|Short | |Short | ||
|Solid blue | |Solid blue | ||
| | |[[File:Korat Fond Blanc.jpg|alt=Korat sur fond blanc|right|frameless|117x117px]] | ||
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!Korean Bobtail | !Korean Bobtail |
Latest revision as of 19:10, 21 November 2024
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following list of cat breeds includes only domestic cat breeds and domestic and wild hybrids. The list includes established breeds recognized by various cat registries, new and experimental breeds, landraces being established as standardized breeds, distinct domestic populations not being actively developed and lapsed (extinct) breeds.
As of 2023, The International Cat Association (TICA) recognizes 73 standardized breeds, the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) recognizes 45, the Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFe) recognizes 50, the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF) recognizes 45, and the World Cat Federation (WCF) recognizes 69.
Inconsistency in a breed's classification and naming among registries means that an individual animal may be considered different breeds by different registries (though not necessarily eligible for registry in them all, depending on its exact ancestry). For example, TICA's Himalayan is considered a colorpoint variety of the Persian by the CFA, while the Javanese (or Colorpoint Longhair) is a color variation of the Balinese in both the TICA and the CFA; both breeds are merged (along with the Colorpoint Shorthair) into a single "mega-breed", the Colourpoint, by the World Cat Federation (WCF), who have repurposed the name "Javanese" for the Oriental Longhair. Also, "Colo[u]rpoint Longhair" refers to different breeds in other registries. There are many examples of nomenclatural overlap and differences of this sort. Furthermore, many geographical and cultural names for cat breeds are fanciful selections made by Western breeders to be exotic sounding and bear no relationship to the actual origin of the breeds; the Balinese, Javanese, and Himalayan are all examples of this trend.
The domestic short-haired and domestic long-haired cat types are not breeds, but terms used (with various spellings) in the cat fancy to describe "mongrel" or "bicolor" cats by coat length, ones that do not belong to a particular breed. Some registries such as the Cat Fanciers' Association allow for domestic short hairs and domestic long hairs to be registered for the purpose of outcrossing. They should not be confused with standardized breeds with similar names, such as the British Shorthair and Oriental Longhair.
Breeds[edit | edit source]
Breed | Location of origin | Type | Body type | Coat type and length | Coat pattern | Image |
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Abyssinian | Unspecified, but somewhere in Afro-Asia, likely Ethiopia | Natural | Semi-foreign | Short | Ticked tabby | |
Aegean | Greece | Natural | Moderate | Semi-long | Multi-color | |
American Bobtail | United States | Mutation of shortened tail | Cobby | Semi-long | All | |
American Curl | United States | Mutation | Semi-foreign | Semi-long | All | |
American Ringtail | United States | Mutation | Foreign | Semi-long | All | |
American Shorthair | United States | Natural | Cobby | Short | All | |
American Wirehair | United States | Mutation | Normal | Rex | All | |
Aphrodite Giant | Cyprus | Natural | Lean and muscular | All | All | |
Arabian Mau | Arabian Peninsula | Natural | Moderate and muscular | Short | All | |
Asian | United Kingdom | Crossbreed between the Burmese and Chinchilla Persians | Moderate | Short | All without white and without siamese pointing | |
Asian Semi-longhair | United Kingdom | Crossbreed between the Burmese and Chinchilla Persians | Moderate | Semi-long | All without white and without siamese pointing | |
Australian Mist | Australia | Crossbreed between the Abyssinian, Burmese, and Australian short-haired cats | Moderate | Short | Spotted or marbled | |
Balinese | Developed in United States;
foundation stock from Thailand |
Mutation of the Siamese | Semi-foreign | Long | Colorpoint | |
Bambino | United States | Crossbreed between the Munchkin and Sphynx | Dwarf | Short | Black + white hairless | |
Bengal | Developed in United States,
but created in Asia |
Hybrid of the Abyssinian and Egyptian Mau × leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) | Large | Short | Spotted, marbled, or rosetted | |
Birman | Developed in France;
foundation stock from Burma (Myanmar) |
The original Birman was crossed with the Siamese and the Persian to create the Birman of today. | Cobby | Semi-long | Mitted colorpoint | |
Bombay | United States and Burma (Myanmar) | Crossbreed between the Black American Shorthair and Sable Burmese | Cobby | Short | Solid black | |
Brazilian Shorthair | Brazil | Natural | Normal | Short | All | |
British Longhair | United Kingdom (England) | Natural | Cobby | Semi-long | All | |
British Shorthair | United Kingdom (England) | Natural | Cobby | Short | All | |
Burmese | Burma (Myanmar) | Natural | Semi-foreign or semi-cobby | Short | Solid and Tortoiseshell | |
Burmilla | United Kingdom (England) | Crossbreed between the Burmese and the Chinchilla Persian | Semi-cobby | Short | Solid with Shaded Silver and Silver Tipped patterns | |
California Spangled | United States | Crossbreed between the Abyssinian, American Shorthair and British Shorthair | Moderate | Short | Spotted tabby | |
Chantilly-Tiffany | United States | Natural | Cobby | Long | Solid, classic tabby, spotted tabby and ticked tabby | |
Chartreux | France | Natural | Muscular; cobby | Short | Varying shades of blue | |
Chausie | United States | Hybrid of the Abyssinian × jungle cat (Felis chaus) | Normal | Short | Solid black, black grizzled tabby and black ticked tabby | |
Colorpoint Shorthair | United Kingdom (England) | Crossbreed between the Abyssinian, Siamese and short-haired cats | Foreign | Short | Colorpoint | |
Cornish Rex | Cornwall, England,
United Kingdom |
Mutation | Foreign | Rex | All | |
Cymric, Manx Longhair or Long-haired Manx | Isle of Man, United States, and Canada | Mutation of the Manx (shortened tail) | Semi-cobby | Long | All | |
Cyprus | Cyprus | Natural | Lean and muscular | All | All | |
Devon Rex | Buckfastleigh, Devon, England, United Kingdom | Mutation | Semi-foreign | Rex | All | |
Donskoy or
Don Sphynx |
Russia | Mutation | Semi-foreign | Hairless | Solid | |
Dragon Li or
Chinese Li Hua |
China | Natural | Normal | Short | Ticked tabby | |
Dwelf | United States | Crossbreed between the American Curl, Munchkin and Sphynx | Dwarf | Hairless | All | |
Egyptian Mau | Egypt | Natural | Moderate and muscular | Short | Spotted tabby | |
European Shorthair | Continental Europe | Natural | Moderate | Short | All | |
Exotic Shorthair | United States | Crossbreed between the American Shorthair and Persian | Cobby | Short | All | |
Foldex | Canada | Crossbreed between the Exotic Shorthair and Scottish Fold | Cobby | Short | All | |
German Rex | Germany | Mutation | Semi-foreign | Rex | All | |
Havana Brown | United Kingdom (England);
foundation stock from Thailand |
Crossbreed between the Siamese and black short-haired cats | Semi-foreign | Short | Solid brown | |
Highlander | United States | Crossbreed between the Desert Lynx and Jungle Curl | Moderate | Short/long | All | |
Himalayan or
Colorpoint Persian |
United States and United Kingdom | Crossbreed between the Persian and Siamese | Cobby | Long | Colorpoint | |
Japanese Bobtail | Japan | Mutation of shortened tail | Moderate | Short/long | All | |
Javanese or
Colorpoint Longhair |
Developed in United States and Canada;
foundation stock from Southeast Asia |
Crossbreed between the Balinese (with some Colorpoint Shorthair), Oriental Longhair and Siamese | Oriental | Long | Colorpoint | |
Kanaani | Israel | Hybrid of short-haired cats × African wildcat (Felis lybica) | Semi-foreign | Short | Solid black, chocolate spotted tabby or cinnamon spotted tabby | |
Karelian Bobtail | Ladoga Karelia, Russia | Natural, mutation of shortened tail | Medium | Short/long | All, except pointed | |
Khao Manee | Thailand | Natural | Moderate | Short | Solid white | |
Kinkalow | United States | Crossbreed between the Munchkin and American Curl | Dwarf | Short | All | |
Korat | Thailand | Natural | Semi-foreign or semi-cobby and muscular | Short | Solid blue | |
Korean Bobtail | Korea | Natural, mutation of shortened tail | Moderate | Short/long | All | |
Korn Ja or Konja
[citation needed] |
Thailand | Natural | Small | Short | Solid black | |
Kurilian Bobtail or
Kuril Islands Bobtail |
Kuril Islands, North Pacific | Natural, mutation of shortened tail | Semi-cobby | Short/long | All | |
Lambkin | United States | Crossbreed between the Munchkin and Selkirk Rex | Dwarf | Rex | All | |
LaPerm | United States | Mutation | Moderate | Rex | All | |
Lykoi | United States | Mutation | Moderate | Sparse haired | Black roan | |
Maine Coon | United States | Natural, crossbreed | Large | Semi-long/long | All excluding chocolate and colourpoint | |
Manx | Isle of Man | Mutation of shortened tail | Moderate | Short/long | All | |
Mekong Bobtail | Developed in Russia;
foundation stock ultimately from Southeast Asia |
Mutation of shortened tail | Moderate | Short | Colorpoint | |
Minskin | United States | Crossbreed between the Munchkin, Burmese, Devon Rex, and Sphynx | Dwarf | Hairless | All | |
Minuet | United States | Crossbreed between the Persian and Munchkin | Dwarf | Short/long | All | |
Munchkin | United States | Mutation of dwarf cat | Dwarf | Short/long | All | |
Nebelung | United States | Natural, mutation | Foreign | Semi-long | Solid blue | |
Neva Masquerade (colorpoint Siberian) | Russia | Crossbreed between the Siberian and a colorpoint cat | Cobby | Long | Colorpoint | |
Norwegian Forest Cat | Norway | Natural | Cobby | Long | Chocolate or orange and white bicolor | |
Ocicat | United States | Crossbreed between the Abyssinian, American Shorthair and Siamese | Large | Short | Spotted tabby | |
Ojos Azules
(extinct) |
United States | Crossbreed | Moderate | Short | All | |
Oriental Bicolor | Developed in United States and United Kingdom, later in Continental Europe;
foundation stock ultimately from Thailand |
Color variety of the Oriental Shorthair | Oriental | Short | Bicolor | |
Oriental Longhair | Developed in United States and United Kingdom;
foundation stock ultimately from Thailand |
Crossbreed between the Oriental Shorthair and long-haired cats | Oriental | Semi-long | All; if colorpoint is considered to be a separate breed, it is called the Javanese | |
Oriental Shorthair | Developed in United States and United Kingdom;
foundation stock ultimately from Thailand |
Crossbreed between the European Shorthair and Siamese | Oriental | Short | All | |
Persian (modern) | Developed in United States and Europe;
foundation stock from Greater Iran |
Mutation of the Traditional Persian | Cobby | Long | All but colorpoint | |
Persian (traditional) | Greater Iran | Natural, but some crossbreeding with the Turkish Angora | Cobby | Long | All but colorpoint | |
Peterbald | Russia | Crossbreed between the Donskoy, Oriental Shorthair and Siamese;
before this, it was between the Balinese and Javanese |
Oriental | Hairless, velour, brush, or straight coat | All | |
Pixie-bob | United States | Mutation (falsely claimed to be a hybrid of the domestic cat and the bobcat (Lynx rufus) early on) | Medium | Short | Spotted tabby | |
Ragamuffin or
Liebling (obsolete) |
United States | Crossbreed between the Ragdoll with limited out-crossing to the Himalayan, the Persian, and other long-haired cats | Cobby | Long | All | |
Ragdoll | United States | Behavioral mutation in a crossbreed, presumed to be between the Persian or Turkish Angora and the Birman or Burmese | Cobby | Long | Colorpoint, mitted, or bicolor | |
Raas | Raas Island, Indonesia | Natural | Moderate | Short | Solid blue, solid cinnamon, or cinnamon colorpoint | |
Russian Blue | Russia | Natural | Moderate, Oriental | Short | Solid blue | |
Russian White, Russian Black and Russian Tabby | Developed in Australia;
foundation stock from Russia |
Crossbreeds between the Russian Blue and short-haired cats from Siberia, Russia | Moderate | Short | Solid white, solid black and tabby | |
Sam Sawet | Thailand | Color variety of the Thai | Moderate | Short | Solid | |
Savannah | United States | Hybrid of the domestic cat x serval (Leptailurus serval) | Large | Short | Spotted | |
Scottish Fold | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Mutation of the bones and cartilage of the ears | Cobby | Short/long | All | |
Selkirk Rex | United States in 1988 | Mutation/crossbreed between the American Shorthair, Persian, Himalayan, Exotic Shorthair and British Shorthair | Large and cobby | Short/long (longhair, sometimes in early generations, can appear to be semi-long) | All | |
Serengeti | United States | Crossbreed/hybrid between the Bengal and Oriental Shorthair | Oriental | Short | Spotted | |
Siamese (modern)
(for traditional, see Thai) |
Developed in United States and Europe;
foundation stock from Thailand |
Mutation of the Thai | Oriental | Short | Colorpoint | |
Siberian or
Siberian Forest Cat (for colorpoint, see Neva Masquerade) |
Siberian Tundra, Russia. | Natural | Cobby | Long | All; except chocolate, lilac, cinnamon, and fawn | |
Singapura | Developed in United States;
foundation stock from Singapore |
Possibly a mutation of a crossbreed (excluding the Munchkin), solving why they are so small | Small | Short | Ticked tabby | |
Snowshoe | United States | Crossbreed between the American Shorthair and Siamese | Moderate | Short | Mitted colorpoint | |
Sokoke | Kenya | Natural | Moderate | Short | Ticked tabby | |
Somali | United States, Canada | Mutation | Cobby | Long | Ticked tabby | |
Sphynx | Canada, Europe | Mutation | Oriental | Hairless | All | |
Suphalak | Thailand | Natural | Moderate | Short | Solid reddish-brown | |
Thai or
Traditional, Classic, or Old-style Siamese; Wichien Maat |
Developed in Europe;
foundation stock from Thailand |
Natural | Moderate | Short | Colorpoint | |
Thai Lilac, Thai Blue Point and Thai Lilac Point | Thailand | Color varieties of the Korat | Moderate | Short | Solid lilac and colorpoint (blue point and lilac point only) | |
Tonkinese | Canada, United States | Crossbreed between the Burmese and Siamese | Oriental | Short | Colorpoint, mink, or solid | |
Toybob | Russia | Mutation | Dwarf | Short | All | |
Toyger | United States | Crossbreed/hybrid between the Bengal and short-haired cats | Moderate | Short | Mackerel tabby | |
Turkish Angora | Turkey | Natural | Semi-cobby | Semi-long | All | |
Turkish Van | Developed in United Kingdom;
foundation stock from Turkey |
Natural | Semi-cobby | Semi-long | Van pattern | |
Turkish Vankedisi
(white variety of Turkish Van) |
Developed in United Kingdom;
foundation stock from Turkey |
Natural | Svelte | Long | Solid white | |
Ukrainian Levkoy | Ukraine | Crossbreed between the Donskoy and Scottish Fold | Moderate | Hairless | Solid gray | |
York Chocolate | New York, United States | Natural | Moderate | Long | Solid chocolate, solid lilac and solid taupe or any of these colors with white |