Template:Short description 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 2019, The International Cat Association (TICA) recognizes 73 standardized breeds,[1] the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) recognizes 45,[2] and the Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFe) recognizes 48.[3]
Inconsistency in a breed 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;[4] 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" cats by coat length, ones that do not belong to a particular breed. Some registries permit them to be pedigreed and they have been used as foundation stock in the establishment of some breeds.[citation needed] They should not be confused with standardized breeds with similar names, such as the British Shorthair and Oriental Longhair.
Breeds[]
Breed | Location of origin | Type | Body type | Coat type and length | Coat pattern | Image |
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Abyssinian[5] | Unspecified, but somewhere in Afro-Asia, likely Ethiopia[6] | Natural | Semi-foreign | Short | Ticked tabby | |
Aegean | Greece | Natural | Moderate | Semi-long | Multi-color | File:Aegean cat.jpg |
American Bobtail[7] | United States[8] | Mutation | Cobby | Semi-long | All | File:American bobtail 2.jpg |
American Curl[9] | United States[8] | Mutation | Semi-foreign | Semi-long | All | |
American Ringtail | United States[8] | Mutation | Foreign | Semi-long | All | File:Chunky Monkey American Ringtail Cat 3rd Generation.jpg |
American Shorthair | United States[8] | Natural | Cobby | Short | All | |
American Wirehair | United States[8] | Mutation | Normal | Rex | All | File:American Wirehair - CFF cat show Heinola 2008-05-04 IMG 8721.JPG |
Aphrodite Giant | Cyprus | Natural | Lean and muscular | All | All | File:Aphrodite's Giant.jpg |
Arabian Mau | the Arabian Peninsula | Natural | Moderate and muscular | Short | All | File:3yoArabianMau.jpeg |
Asian | Developed in United Kingdom; foundation stock from Asia |
Natural | Moderate | Short | Evenly solid | |
Asian Semi-longhair | United Kingdom | Crossbreed between the Burmese and long-haired cats | Cobby | Semi-long | Evenly solid | File:Tiffanie at cat show.jpg |
Australian Mist | Australia | Crossbreed between the Abyssinian and Burmese | Moderate | Short | Spotted or marbled | |
Balinese | Developed in United States;[8] foundation stock from Thailand |
Mutation of the Siamese | Semi-foreign | Long | Colorpoint | |
Bambino | United States | Crossbreed between the Munchkin and Sphynx | Dwarf | Rex | ||
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 | File:Bengal Cat (Fia).jpg |
Birman | Developed in France; foundation stock from Burma (Myanmar)[8] |
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 | File:Bombay femelle.JPG |
Brazilian Shorthair | Brazil | Natural | Normal | Short | All | |
British Longhair | United Kingdom (England)[8] | Natural | Cobby | Semi-long | All | |
British Shorthair | United Kingdom (England)[8] | Natural | Cobby | Short | All | |
Burmese | Burma (Myanmar)[8] | Natural | Semi-foreign or semi-cobby | Short | Solid or Tortoiseshell | File:Male Chocolate Burmese Cat.jpg |
Burmilla | United Kingdom (England)[8] | Crossbreed between the Brown Tortie Burmese and the Chinchilla Persian | Semi-cobby | Short | Solid with Shaded Silver and Silver Tipped patterns | |
California Spangled | United States[8] | 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 | File:Tiffany3.jpg |
Chartreux | France[8] | Natural | Muscular; cobby | Short | Comes in 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 | England, United Kingdom | 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 ManxTemplate:Efn | the Isle of Man, United States, and Canada Template:Efn[8] | Mutation of the Manx | Semi-cobby | Long | All | |
Cyprus | Cyprus | Natural | Lean and muscular | All | All | File:CyprusShorthair.jpg |
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[8] | Natural | Moderate and muscular | Short | Spotted tabby | |
European Shorthair | Continental Europe[8] | Natural | Moderate | Short | All | |
Exotic Shorthair | United States | Crossbreed between the American Shorthair and Persian | Cobby | Short | All | |
Foldex[10] | Canada | Crossbreed between the Exotic Shorthair and Scottish Fold | Cobby | Short | All | File:Cachorro de Gato FoldEx ("Belisario del Laberinto").JPG |
German Rex | Germany[8] | Mutation | Semi-foreign | Rex | All | File:German Rex Emi.jpg |
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 | File:Highlander-7.jpg |
Himalayan or Colorpoint PersianTemplate:Efn |
United States and United Kingdom[8] | Crossbreed between the Persian and Siamese | Cobby | Long | Colorpoint | |
Japanese Bobtail | JapanTemplate:Efn[8] | Mutation | Moderate | Short/long | All | |
Javanese or Colorpoint LonghairTemplate:Efn |
Developed in United States[8] and Canada; foundation stock from Southeast Asia |
Crossbreed between the Balinese (with some Colorpoint Shorthair), Oriental Longhair and Siamese | Oriental | Long | Colorpoint | |
Kanaani | Germany | Hybrid of short-haired cats × African wildcat (Felis lybica) | Semi-foreign | Short | Solid black, chocolate spotted tabby or cinnamon spotted tabby | |
Khao Manee | Thailand | Natural | Moderate | Short | Solid white | File:Khao Manee "ChaWee".jpg |
Kinkalow | United States | Crossbreed between the Munchkin and American Curl | Dwarf | Short | All | File:Tinkerbella.jpg |
Korat | Thailand[8] | Natural | Semi-foreign or semi-cobby and muscular | Short | Solid blue | File:Veda,chat-adulte-mâle-race-korat.JPG |
Korean Bobtail | Korea | Natural, mutation | Moderate | Short/long | Colorpoint | File:Japanese Bobtail walking.JPG |
Korn Ja | Thailand | Natural | Small | Short | Solid black | |
Kurilian Bobtail or Kuril Islands Bobtail |
eastern Russia and Japan | Natural, mutation | Semi-cobby | Short/long | All | |
Lambkin | United States[8] | Crossbreed between the Munchkin and Selkirk Rex | Dwarf | Rex | All | |
LaPerm | United States[8] | Mutation | Moderate | Rex | All | |
Lykoi | United States | Mutation | Moderate | Hairless | Solid black roan | File:8-month-old male Lykoi.jpg |
Maine Coon | United States[8] | Natural, crossbreed | Large | Semi-long to long | All | |
Manx | the Isle of Man[8] | Mutation | Moderate | Short/long | All | File:Japanese Bobtail looking like Manx.jpg |
Mekong Bobtail | Russia | Mutation | Moderate | Short | Colorpoint | File:Mekong bobtail female, Cofein Pride cattery.jpg |
Minskin | United States | Crossbreed between the Munchkin and Sphynx | Dwarf | Hairless | All | File:Minskin Kitten Female blue tabby color-pattern.jpg |
Minuet | United States | Crossbreed between the Persian and Munchkin | Dwarf | Short/Long | All | File:White Gray Minuet Cat.png |
Munchkin | United States[8] | Mutation | Dwarf | Short/long | All | |
Nebelung | United States | Natural, mutation | Foreign | Semi-long | Solid blue | |
Norwegian Forest Cat | Norway[8] | Natural | Cobby | Long | All but colorpoint | |
Ocicat | United States[8] | Crossbreed between the Abyssinian, American Shorthair and Siamese | Large | Short | Spotted tabby | |
Ojos Azules | United States[8] | Crossbreed | Moderate | Short | All | File:Lazuli01.jpg |
Oregon Rex (extinct) |
United States | Mutation | Rex | |||
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 LonghairTemplate:Efn | Developed in United States and United Kingdom; foundation stock ultimately from Thailand[8] |
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 | File:OLH-GIP Divan Cesar.jpg |
Oriental ShorthairTemplate:Efn | Developed in United States and United Kingdom; foundation stock ultimately from Thailand[8] |
Crossbreed between the European Shorthair and Siamese | Oriental | Short | All | File:Oriental Shorthair Blue Eyed White cat (juvenile).jpg |
Persian (modern) | Developed in United States and Europe; foundation stock from Greater Iran[8] |
Mutation of the Traditional Persian | Cobby | Long | All but colorpoint | |
Persian (traditional) | Greater Iran[8] | Natural, but some crossbreeding with the Turkish Angora | Cobby | Long | All but colorpoint | File:SnowyandHazy.jpg |
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 | File:Tamila the lilac tabby Peterbald cat.jpg |
Pixie-bob | United States[8] | Mutation (falsely claimed to be a bobcat hybrid 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[8] | 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 | File:Kucing Busok Jantan.jpg |
Russian Blue | Russia[8] | 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)[1] | Large | Short | Spotted | |
Scottish Fold | United Kingdom (Scotland)[8] | Mutation of the bones and cartilage of the ears | Cobby | Short/long | All | File:Lilac Scottish Fold.jpg |
Selkirk Rex | United States in 1988[8] | 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 | |
Serrade Petit | France | Natural | Semi-cobby | Short | Solid tan, solid orange and solid white | File:Serrade petit.jpg |
Siamese (modern) Template:Crossref |
Developed in United States and Europe; foundation stock from Thailand[8] |
Mutation of the Thai | Oriental | Short | Colorpoint | |
Siberian or Siberian Forest Cat; Neva Masquerade (colorpoint variety) |
Russia, Ukraine[8] | Natural | Semi-cobby | Semi-long | All | File:Siberiancat.jpg |
Singapura | Developed in United States; foundation stock from Singapore[8] |
Possibly a mutation of a crossbreed (excluding the Munchkin), solving why they’re so small | Small | Short | Ticked tabby | |
Snowshoe | United States[8] | 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[8] | Mutation | Oriental | Hairless | All | |
Suphalak | Thailand | Natural | Moderate | Short | Solid reddish-brown | File:Suphalak Female in Thailand named AumDaengManee.jpg |
Thai or Traditional, Classic, or Old-style Siamese; Wichien MaatTemplate:Efn |
Thailand[8] | Natural | Moderate | Short | Colorpoint | File:Mimbi3.JPG |
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[8] | 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[8] | Natural | Semi-cobby | Semi-long | All | File:Turkse angora.jpg |
Turkish Van | Developed in United Kingdom (England); foundation stock from Turkey |
Natural | Semi-cobby | Semi-long | Van pattern | |
Turkish Vankedisi | Turkey | Natural | Svelte | Long | Solid white | File:Van Cat 2 2015.JPG |
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 |
See also[]
- Animal show
- Animals in sport
- Felidae – the entire cat family
- Felinae – the subfamily of all smaller cat species
- Lists of domestic animal breeds
- List of cat registries
- List of individual cats
- Selective breeding
- Wildcat – the ancestor of the domestic cat
Notes[]
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References[]
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- ↑ Browse All Breeds (31 July 2018).
- ↑ CFA Breeds.
- ↑ Breed Standards.
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Abyssinian at a Glance (13 April 2020).
- ↑ "Abyssinian Profile", Catz Inc., accessed 4 October 2009
- ↑ The American Bobtail Breed (13 April 2020).
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 8.21 8.22 8.23 8.24 8.25 8.26 8.27 8.28 8.29 8.30 8.31 8.32 8.33 8.34 8.35 8.36 8.37 8.38 8.39 8.40 8.41 8.42 8.43 8.44 8.45 8.46 "The Royal Canin Cat Encyclopedia", Aniwa Publishing: Paris, 2005.
- ↑ The American Curl Breed (28 January 2020).
- ↑ The Foldex. showcatsonline.com.
General references[]
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A cat must have a traceable lineage going back several generations to be registered as a pedigreed cat. The term "purebred" is not used by breeders or the cat fancy in general, but is a popular term among the general public.