List of cat breeds

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The following list of cat breeds includes only domestic cat breeds and domestic × 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 71 standardized breeds,[1] the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) recognizes 44,[2] and the Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFe) recognizes 43.[3]

Inconsistency in 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.

BreedsEdit

Breed Location of origin Type Body type Coat length Pattern Image
Abyssinian[5] Asia[6][a] Natural Semi-foreign Short Ticked tabby
 
Aegean Greece Natural Moderate Semi-long Multi-color
 
American Bobtail[7] the United States[6] Mutation Cobby Semi-long All
 
American Curl[8] the United States[6] Mutation Semi-foreign Semi-long All
 
American Ringtail the United States[6] Mutation Foreign Semi-long
American Shorthair the United States[6] Natural Cobby Short All
 
American Wirehair the United States[6] Mutation Normal Rex All
 
Aphrodite Giant Cyprus Natural Lean and muscular All All
 
Arabian Mau the Arabian Peninsula Natural Moderate and muscular Short All
 
Asian cat Developed in the United Kingdom;
foundation stock from Asia		 Natural Moderate Short Evenly solid
 
Asian Semi-longhair the United Kingdom Crossbreed between the Burmese and long-haired cats Cobby Semi-long Evenly solid
 
Australian Mist Australia Crossbreed between the Abyssinian and Burmese Moderate Short Spotted or marbled
 
Balinese Developed in the United States;[6]
foundation stock from Thailand		 Mutation of the Siamese Semi-foreign Long Colorpoint
 
Bambino the United States Crossbreed between the Munchkin and Sphynx Dwarf Rex
Bengal Developed in the 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)[6]		 The original Birman was crossed with the Siamese and the Persian to create the Birman of today. Cobby Semi-long Mitted colorpoint
 
Bombay the 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 the United Kingdom (England)[6] Natural Cobby Semi-long All
 
British Shorthair the United Kingdom (England)[6] Natural Cobby Short All
 
Burmese Burma (Myanmar)[6] Natural Semi-foreign or semi-cobby Short Solid
 
Burmilla the United Kingdom (England)[6] Crossbreed between the Brown Tortie Burmese and the Chinchilla Persian Semi-cobby Short Solid with Shaded Silver and Silver Tipped patterns
 
California Spangled the United States[6] Crossbreed between the Abyssinian, American Shorthair and British Shorthair Moderate Short Spotted tabby
 
Chantilly-Tiffany the United States Natural Cobby Long Solid, classic tabby, spotted tabby and ticked tabby
 
Chartreux France[6] Natural Muscular but cobby Short Solid blue
 
Chausie the United States Hybrid of the Abyssinian × jungle cat (Felis chaus) Normal Short Solid black, black grizzled tabby and black ticked tabby
 
Colorpoint Shorthair the United Kingdom (England) Crossbreed between the Abyssinian, Siamese and short-haired cats Foreign Short Colorpoint
 
Cornish Rex the United Kingdom (England)[6] Mutation Foreign Rex All
 
Cymric, Manx Longhair or Long-haired Manx[b] the Isle of Man, the United States, and Canada [c][6] Mutation of the Manx Semi-cobby Long All
 
Cyprus Cyprus Natural Lean and muscular All All
 
Devon Rex the United Kingdom (England)[6] 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 the United States Crossbreed between the American Curl, Munchkin and Sphinx Dwarf Hairless All
Egyptian Mau Egypt[6] Natural Moderate and muscular Short Spotted tabby
 
European Shorthair Continental Europe[6] Natural Moderate Short All
 
Exotic Shorthair United States Crossbreed between the American Shorthair and Persian Cobby Short All
 
Foldex[9] Canada Crossbreed between the Exotic Shorthair and Scottish Fold Cobby Short All
 
German Rex Germany[6] Mutation Semi-foreign Rex All
 
Havana Brown the United Kingdom (England);
foundation stock from Thailand		 Crossbreed between the Siamese and black short-haired cats Semi-foreign Short Solid brown
 
Highlander the United States Crossbreed between the Desert Lynx and Jungle Curl Moderate Short/long All
 
Himalayan or
Colorpoint Persian[d]		 the United States and the United Kingdom[6] Crossbreed between the Persian and Siamese Cobby Long Colorpoint
 
Japanese Bobtail Japan[e][6] Natural, mutation Moderate Short/long All
 
Javanese or
Colorpoint Longhair[f]		 Developed in the United States[6] 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 × the African wildcat (Felis lybica) Semi-foreign Short Solid black, chocolate spotted tabby or cinnamon spotted tabby
Khao Manee Thailand Natural Moderate Short Solid white
 
Kinkalow the United States Crossbreed between the Munchkin and American Curl Dwarf Short All
 
Korat Thailand[6] Natural Muscular Semi-cobby Solid blue
 
Korean Bobtail Korea Natural, mutation Moderate Short/long Colorpoint
 
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 the United States[6] Crossbreed between the Munchkin and Selkirk Rex Dwarf Rex All
LaPerm the United States[6] Mutation Moderate Rex All
 
Lykoi the United States Mutation Moderate Hairless Solid black roan
 
Maine Coon the United States[6] Natural Large Long All
 
Manx the Isle of Man[6] Natural, mutation Moderate Short/long All
 
Mekong Bobtail Russia Mutation Moderate Short Colorpoint
 
Minskin the United States Crossbreed between the Munchkin and Sphynx Dwarf Hairless All
 
Napoleon the United States Crossbreed between the Persian and Munchkin Dwarf Short/long All
 
Munchkin the United States[6] Mutation Dwarf Short/long All
 
Nebelung the United States Foreign Semi-long Solid blue
 
Norwegian Forest Cat Norway[6] Natural Cobby Long Traditional, sepia, or mink
 
Ocicat the United States[6] Crossbreed between the Abyssinian, American Shorthair and Siamese Large Short Spotted tabby
 
Ojos Azules the United States[6] Crossbreed Moderate Short All
 
Oregon Rex
(extinct) 		the United States Mutation Rex
Oriental Bicolor Developed in the United States and the United Kingdom, later in Continental Europe;
foundation stock ultimately from Thailand		 Color variety of the Oriental Shorthair Oriental Short Bicolor
 
Oriental Longhair[g] Developed in the United States and the United Kingdom;
foundation stock ultimately from Thailand[6]		 Crossbreed between the Oriental Shorthair and Domestic Longhair Oriental Semi-long All; if colorpoint is considered to be a separate breed, it is called the Javanese
 
Oriental Shorthair[g] Developed in the United States and the United Kingdom;
foundation stock ultimately from Thailand[6]		 Crossbreed between the European Shorthair and Siamese Oriental Short All; if colorpoint is considered to be a separate breed, it is called the Colorpoint Shorthair
 
Persian (modern) Developed in the United States and Europe;
foundation stock from Greater Iran[6]		 Mutation of the traditional Persian Cobby Long All but colorpoint
 
Persian (traditional) Greater Iran[6] 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 the United States[6] Mutation (falsely claimed to be a bobcat hybrid early on) Medium Short Spotted tabby
 
Ragamuffin or
Liebling (obsolete) 		the United States Crossbreed between the Ragdoll with limited out-crossing to the Himalayan, the Persian, and other long-haired cats Cobby Long All
 
Ragdoll the United States[6] 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 Indonesia Natural Short
Russian Blue Russia[6] 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 the United States Hybrid of the domestic cat × serval (Leptailurus serval)[10] Large Short Spotted
 
Scottish Fold the United Kingdom (Scotland)[6] Mutation of the bones and cartilage of the ears Cobby Short/long All
 
Selkirk Rex the United States[6] Mutation/crossbreed between the American Shorthair, Persian, Himalayan, Exotic Shorthair and British Shorthair Moderate Semi-long All
 
Serengeti the 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
 
Siamese (modern)
(for traditional, see Thai below) 		Developed in the United States and Europe;
foundation stock from Thailand[6]		 Mutation of the Thai Oriental Short Colorpoint
 
Siberian or
Siberian Forest Cat;
Neva Masquerade (colorpoint variety) 		Russia, Ukraine[6] Natural Semi-cobby Semi-long All
 
Singapura Developed in the United States;
foundation stock from Singapore[6]		 Crossbreed between the Burmese, Abyssinian, and a variety of the Australian Mist Small Short Ticked tabby
 
Snowshoe the United States[6] Crossbreed between the American Shorthair and Siamese Moderate Short Mitted colorpoint
 
Sokoke Kenya Natural Moderate Short Ticked tabby
 
Somali the United States, Canada Mutation Cobby Long Ticked tabby
 
Sphynx Canada, Europe[6] Mutation Oriental Hairless All
 
Suphalak Thailand Natural Moderate Short Solid reddish-brown
 
Thai or
Traditional, Classic, or Old-style Siamese;
Wichien Maat[h]		 Thailand[6] 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, the United States[6] Crossbreed between the Burmese and Siamese Oriental Short Colorpoint, mink, or solid
 
Toyger the United States Crossbreed/hybrid between the Bengal and short-haired cats Moderate Short Mackerel tabby
 
Turkish Angora Turkey[6] Natural Semi-cobby Semi-long All
 
Turkish Van Developed in the United Kingdom (England);
foundation stock from Turkey		 Natural Semi-cobby Semi-long Van pattern
 
Turkish Vankedisi Turkey Natural Svelte Long Solid white
 
Ukrainian Levkoy Ukraine Crossbreed between the Donskoy and Scottish Fold Moderate Hairless Solid gray
 
Wila Krungthep Thailand Mutation Oriental Short Solid brown
York Chocolate New York, the United States Natural Moderate Long Solid chocolate, solid lilac and solid taupe or any of these colors with white
 


See alsoEdit

NotesEdit

  1. ^ It is possible that the Abyssinian originated in Ethiopia (formerly known as Abyssinia) but there is no record of agouti cats in Ethiopia. It is likely that they originated from somewhere in Asia, but there is no solid record.
  2. ^ The Cymric is often classed as a long-haired variety of the Manx rather than a separate breed, e.g. as the "Semi-longhair Manx Variant" in the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF).
  3. ^ There may be some dispute to the exact origins of the Cymric. The specific dominant autosomal gene (M) that causes the short tail of the Cymric was found in the cats living on the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea; however, the breed itself was developed by a Canadian breeder named Blair Wright and an American breeder named Leslie Falteisek in the 1960s from the Isle of Man population.
  4. ^ Some registries, such as the CFA and the TICA, classify the Himalayan as a colorpoint variety of the Persian. Others classify it as a long-haired sub-breed of the Siamese. The WCF has combined the Himalayan, the Colorpoint Shorthair and the Javanese/Colorpoint Longhair into a single breed, the Colourpoint.
  5. ^ Due to artifacts and prints dating from as early as the 11th century found in many Eastern countries, there is some likelihood these cats may have originated in China, then were brought to Japan. However, the first known importation of Japanese Bobtails was from Japan in the 1960s.
  6. ^ "Colorpoint Longhair" has multiple meanings and "Javanese" has been used for at least one other breed; the WCF uses the "Javanese" name for the Oriental Longhair (not colorpointed). The WCF has also merged the colorpointed Javanese/Colorpoint Longhair, the Himalayan and the Colorpoint Shorthair of other registries into a single breed, the Colourpoint. In the CFA, the TICA and some other registries, the Javanese/Colorpoint Longhair has been merged back into the Balinese as a breed division.
  7. ^ a b In some registries, including the CFA, the Oriental Shorthair and Oriental Longhair are a single breed, the Oriental, with two divisions (shorthair and longhair).
  8. ^ Thai is a recently established new name for the original, rounder-faced, thicker-bodied Siamese.

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ "The International Cat Association - TICA Breed Standards". Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  2. ^ Cat Fanciers' Association - CFA Breed Standards
  3. ^ Fédération InternationFéline - FIFe Breed Standards
  4. ^ Somerville, Louisa (2007). The Ultimate Guide to Cat Breeds. Edison, New Jersey: Chartwell Books. p. 44. ISBN 9780785822646. There is a lot of confusion surrounding the use of this name in the cat world, although it is always used to describe cats of distinctly Oriental type. It has been adopted simply because of the tradition which has grown up for using the names of countries and islands from south-eastern Asia for other Oriental breeds, such as the Siamese and Balinese.
  5. ^ "Abyssinian at a Glance". April 13, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax "The Royal Canin Cat Encyclopedia", Aniwa Publishing: Paris, 2005.
  7. ^ "The American Bobtail Breed". April 13, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  8. ^ "The American Curl Breed". January 28, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  9. ^ "The Foldex". showcatsonline.com. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  10. ^ http://f3savannahcat.com/

General referencesEdit

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