List of cat breeds

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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.

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As of 2023, The International Cat Association (TICA) recognizes 73 standardized breeds, [1] the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) recognizes 45, [2] the Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFe) recognizes 50, [3] the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF) recognizes 45, [4] and the World Cat Federation (WCF) recognizes 69. [5]

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; [6] 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. [7] They should not be confused with standardized breeds with similar names, such as the British Shorthair and Oriental Longhair.

Breeds

BreedLocation of originTypeBody typeCoat type and lengthCoat patternImage
Abyssinian [8] Unspecified, but somewhere in Afro-Asia, likely Ethiopia [9] NaturalSemi-foreignShortTicked tabby Gustav chocolate.jpg
Aegean GreeceNaturalModerateSemi-longMulti-color Aegean cat.jpg
American Bobtail [10] United States [11] Mutation of shortened tailCobbySemi-longAll American bobtail 2.jpg
American Curl [12] United States [11] MutationSemi-foreignSemi-longAll EC Recknagel Annakurnikoova ACS gs 24.JPG
American Ringtail United States [11] MutationForeignSemi-longAll Chunky Monkey American Ringtail Cat 3rd Generation.jpg
American Shorthair United States [11] NaturalCobbyShortAll GC Yatfung's Brown Cobra.jpg
American Wirehair United States [11] MutationNormalRexAll American Wirehair - CFF cat show Heinola 2008-05-04 IMG 8721.JPG
Aphrodite Giant CyprusNaturalLean and muscularAllAll Aphrodite's Giant.jpg
Arabian Mau Arabian PeninsulaNaturalModerate and muscularShortAll Arabian Mau Kitten (cropped).jpg
Asian United KingdomCrossbreed between the Burmese and Chinchilla Persians ModerateShortAll without white and without siamese pointing BrownVarientAsianCat.JPG
Asian Semi-longhair United KingdomCrossbreed between the Burmese and Chinchilla Persians ModerateSemi-longAll without white and without siamese pointing Tiffanie at cat show.jpg
Australian Mist Australia [13] Crossbreed between the Abyssinian, Burmese, and Australian short-haired cats [13] ModerateShortSpotted or marbled Australian Mist.jpg
Balinese Developed in United States; [11]
foundation stock from Thailand
Mutation of the Siamese Semi-foreignLongColorpoint Ghislaine 6028.jpg
Bambino United States [13] Crossbreed between the Munchkin and Sphynx [13] Dwarf ShortBlack + white hairless
Bengal Developed in United States, [13]
but created in Asia
Hybrid of the Abyssinian and Egyptian Mau ×  leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)LargeShortSpotted, marbled, or rosetted Paintedcats Red Star standing.jpg
Birman Developed in France;
foundation stock from Burma (Myanmar) [11]
The original Birman was crossed with the Siamese and the Persian to create the Birman of today.CobbySemi-longMitted colorpoint Birman2.jpg
Bombay United States and Burma (Myanmar)Crossbreed between the Black American Shorthair and Sable Burmese CobbyShortSolid black Bombay femelle.JPG
Brazilian Shorthair BrazilNaturalNormalShortAll Brazil'skaia korotkosherstnaia.jpg
British Longhair United Kingdom (England) [11] NaturalCobbySemi-longAll British Longhair - Black Silver Shaded.jpg
British Shorthair United Kingdom (England) [11] NaturalCobbyShortAll [14] British Shorthair Assis.jpg
Burmese Burma (Myanmar) [11] NaturalSemi-foreign or semi-cobbyShortSolid and Tortoiseshell [15] BurMau Vega Star, champagne burmese kitten.jpg
Burmilla United Kingdom (England) [11] Crossbreed between the Burmese and the Chinchilla Persian Semi-cobbyShortSolid with Shaded Silver and Silver Tipped patterns Male Burmilla cat.jpeg
California Spangled United States [11] Crossbreed between the Abyssinian, American Shorthair and British Shorthair ModerateShortSpotted tabby Star Spangled Cat.jpg
Chantilly-Tiffany United StatesNaturalCobbyLongSolid, classic tabby, spotted tabby and ticked tabby Tiffany4 (2018; cropped 2023).jpg
Chartreux France [11] NaturalMuscular; cobbyShortVarying shades of blue Abbaye fev2006 003.jpg
Chausie United StatesHybrid of the Abyssinian ×  jungle cat (Felis chaus)NormalShortSolid black, black grizzled tabby and black ticked tabby Chausiecatexample.jpg
Colorpoint Shorthair United Kingdom (England)Crossbreed between the Abyssinian, Siamese and short-haired cats ForeignShortColorpoint Tortie-point.jpg
Cornish Rex Cornwall, England,

United Kingdom

MutationForeignRexAll Cornish Rex.jpg
Cymric, Manx Longhair or Long-haired Manx [lower-alpha 1] Isle of Man, United States, and Canada [lower-alpha 2] [11] Mutation of the Manx (shortened tail)Semi-cobbyLongAll Cymric - Norwegian forest cat presentation show Kotka 2009-02-01 IMG 0687.JPG
Cyprus CyprusNaturalLean and muscularAllAll CyprusShorthair.jpg
Devon Rex Buckfastleigh, Devon, England, United KingdomMutationSemi-foreignRexAll Devon rex.jpg
Donskoy or
Don Sphynx
RussiaMutationSemi-foreignHairlessSolid Donskoy.jpg
Dragon Li or
Chinese Li Hua
ChinaNaturalNormalShortTicked tabby Dragon Li - Li Hua Mau1.jpg
Dwelf United StatesCrossbreed between the American Curl, Munchkin and Sphynx Dwarf HairlessAll
Egyptian Mau Egypt [11] NaturalModerate and muscularShortSpotted tabby Mau Egytien.jpg
European Shorthair Continental Europe [11] NaturalModerateShortAll Female European shorthair in URK cat show Kirkkonummi 2008-03-02.JPG
Exotic Shorthair United States [11] Crossbreed between the American Shorthair and Persian CobbyShortAll Nipsu-Nappulan Non-Stop Exotic shorthair (cropped).JPG
Foldex [16] CanadaCrossbreed between the Exotic Shorthair and Scottish Fold CobbyShortAll Cachorro de Gato FoldEx ("Belisario del Laberinto").JPG
German Rex Germany [11] MutationSemi-foreignRexAll German Rex.jpg
Havana Brown United Kingdom (England);
foundation stock from Thailand
Crossbreed between the Siamese and black short-haired cats Semi-foreignShortSolid brown Havana Brown.jpg
Highlander United StatesCrossbreed between the Desert Lynx and Jungle Curl ModerateShort/longAll Highlander-7.jpg
Himalayan or
Colorpoint Persian [lower-alpha 3]
United States and United Kingdom [11] Crossbreed between the Persian and Siamese CobbyLongColorpoint Sonny Bunny.jpg
Japanese Bobtail Japan [lower-alpha 4] [11] Mutation of shortened tailModerateShort/longAll JapaneseBobtailBlueEyedMi-ke.JPG
Javanese or
Colorpoint Longhair [lower-alpha 5]
Developed in United States [11] and Canada;
foundation stock from Southeast Asia
Crossbreed between the Balinese (with some Colorpoint Shorthair), Oriental Longhair and Siamese OrientalLongColorpoint Javanese cat.jpg
Kanaani Israel [13] Hybrid of short-haired cats ×  African wildcat (Felis lybica)Semi-foreignShortSolid black, chocolate spotted tabby or cinnamon spotted tabby
Karelian Bobtail Ladoga Karelia, Russia [17] Natural, mutation of shortened tail [18] Medium [19] Short/long [20] All, except pointed
Khao Manee Thailand [13] NaturalModerateShortSolid white Khao Manee "ChaWee".jpg
Kinkalow United StatesCrossbreed between the Munchkin and American Curl Dwarf ShortAll Kinkalow1.JPG
Korat Thailand [11] NaturalSemi-foreign or semi-cobby and muscularShortSolid blue Korat Fond Blanc.jpg
Korean Bobtail KoreaNatural, mutation of shortened tailModerateShort/longAll Japanese Bobtail walking.JPG
Korn Ja or Konja
[ citation needed ]
ThailandNaturalSmallShortSolid black
Kurilian Bobtail or
Kuril Islands Bobtail
Kuril Islands, North Pacific [13] Natural, mutation of shortened tailSemi-cobbyShort/long [13] All Kurilian bobtail.JPG
Lambkin United States [11] Crossbreed between the Munchkin and Selkirk Rex Dwarf RexAll
LaPerm United States [11] MutationModerateRexAll Laperm LH blacktabby white.jpg
Lykoi United StatesMutationModerateSparse hairedBlack roan 8-month-old male Lykoi.jpg
Maine Coon United States [11] Natural, crossbreedLargeSemi-long/longAll excluding chocolate and colourpoint Maine Coon female.jpg
Manx Isle of Man [11] Mutation of shortened tailModerateShort/longAll Japanese Bobtail looking like Manx.jpg
Mekong Bobtail Developed in Russia;
foundation stock ultimately from Southeast Asia [13]
Mutation of shortened tailModerateShortColorpoint Mekong bobtail (Thai bobtail). Chocolate point colour. (cropped).jpg
Minskin United States [13] Crossbreed between the Munchkin, Burmese, Devon Rex, and Sphynx Dwarf HairlessAll Minskin Kitten Female blue tabby color-pattern.jpg
Minuet United StatesCrossbreed between the Persian and Munchkin Dwarf Short/longAll Minuet Cat (cropped).png
Munchkin United States [11] Mutation of dwarf cat Dwarf Short/longAll Longhairedmunchkin.jpg
Nebelung United States [13] Natural, mutationForeignSemi-longSolid blue Nebelung Male, Aleksandr van Song de Chine.JPG
Neva Masquerade (colorpoint Siberian) [lower-alpha 6] Russia [13] Crossbreed between the Siberian and a colorpoint cat [22] Cobby [13] Long [13] Colorpoint NevaMasqueradeFiona (cropped).jpg
Norwegian Forest Cat Norway [11] NaturalCobbyLongChocolate or orange and white bicolor Norskskogkatt Evita 3.JPG
Ocicat United States [11] Crossbreed between the Abyssinian, American Shorthair and Siamese LargeShortSpotted tabby Ocicat-Charan.jpg
Ojos Azules
(extinct)
United States [11] CrossbreedModerateShortAll Ojos Azules from the USA.jpg
Oriental Bicolor Developed in United States and United Kingdom, later in Continental Europe;
foundation stock ultimately from Thailand
Color variety of the Oriental ShorthairOrientalShortBicolor Oriental shorthair 20070130 caroline.jpg
Oriental Longhair [lower-alpha 7] Developed in United States and United Kingdom;
foundation stock ultimately from Thailand [11]
Crossbreed between the Oriental Shorthair and long-haired cats OrientalSemi-longAll; if colorpoint is considered to be a separate breed, it is called the Javanese Mandarin.jpg
Oriental Shorthair [lower-alpha 7] Developed in United States and United Kingdom;
foundation stock ultimately from Thailand [11]
Crossbreed between the European Shorthair and Siamese OrientalShortAll Oriental Fond Blanc.jpg
Persian (modern) Developed in United States and Europe;
foundation stock from Greater Iran [11]
Mutation of the Traditional PersianCobbyLongAll but colorpoint Persialainen.jpg
Persian (traditional) Greater Iran [11] Natural, but some crossbreeding with the Turkish Angora CobbyLongAll but colorpoint Persian silver dollface.jpg
Peterbald RussiaCrossbreed between the Donskoy, Oriental Shorthair and Siamese;
before this, it was between the Balinese and Javanese
OrientalHairless, velour, brush, or straight coatAll Tamila the lilac tabby Peterbald cat.jpg
Pixie-bob United States [11] Mutation (falsely claimed to be a hybrid of the domestic cat and the bobcat (Lynx rufus) early on)MediumShortSpotted tabby Jarnac Bepacific feb07.jpg
Ragamuffin or
Liebling (obsolete)
United StatesCrossbreed between the Ragdoll with limited out-crossing to the Himalayan, the Persian, and other long-haired cats CobbyLongAll 20050922AmarilloRes.jpg
Ragdoll United States [11] Behavioral mutation in a crossbreed, presumed to be between the Persian or Turkish Angora and the Birman or Burmese CobbyLongColorpoint, mitted, or bicolor Ragdoll.jpg
Raas Raas Island, Indonesia NaturalModerateShortSolid blue, solid cinnamon, or cinnamon colorpoint Kucing Busok Jantan.jpg
Russian Blue Russia [11] NaturalModerate, OrientalShortSolid blue Russian Blue 001.gif
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, RussiaModerateShortSolid white, solid black and tabby
Sam Sawet ThailandColor variety of the Thai ModerateShortSolid
Savannah United States [13] Hybrid of the domestic cat x  serval (Leptailurus serval) [23] LargeShortSpotted Savannah Cat portrait.jpg
Scottish Fold United Kingdom (Scotland) [11] Mutation of the bones and cartilage of the earsCobbyShort/longAll Scottish Fond Blanc.jpg
Selkirk Rex United States in 1988 [11] Mutation/crossbreed between the American Shorthair, Persian, Himalayan, Exotic Shorthair and British Shorthair Large and cobbyShort/long (longhair, sometimes in early generations, can appear to be semi-long)All Selkirk Longhair.jpg
Serengeti United StatesCrossbreed/hybrid between the Bengal and Oriental Shorthair OrientalShortSpotted Serengetimalecat.jpg
Siamese (modern)

(for traditional, see Thai )

Developed in United States and Europe;
foundation stock from Thailand [11]
Mutation of the Thai OrientalShortColorpoint Siamese cat Vaillante.JPG
Siberian or
Siberian Forest Cat

(for colorpoint, see Neva Masquerade )

Siberian Tundra, Russia.NaturalCobby [13] Long [13] All; except chocolate, lilac, cinnamon, and fawn [21] Minniecat.png
Singapura Developed in United States;
foundation stock from Singapore [11]
Possibly a mutation of a crossbreed (excluding the Munchkin), solving why they are so smallSmallShortTicked tabby Singapura.jpg
Snowshoe United States [11] Crossbreed between the American Shorthair and Siamese ModerateShortMitted colorpoint Chizhik Cat (cropped).jpg
Sokoke Kenya [13] NaturalModerateShortTicked tabby Sokoke.jpg
Somali United States, CanadaMutationCobbyLongTicked tabby Somaliiskaia koshka.jpg
Sphynx Canada, Europe [11] MutationOrientalHairlessAll Cat Sphynx. img 040.jpg
Suphalak ThailandNaturalModerateShortSolid reddish-brown Suphalak Female in Thailand named AumDaengManee.jpg
Thai or
Traditional, Classic, or Old-style Siamese;
Wichien Maat [lower-alpha 8]
Developed in Europe; [13]
foundation stock from Thailand [11]
NaturalModerateShortColorpoint Taiskii kot Lulamei Taiskaia Legenda, Chempion mira po sisteme WCF, okras bliu point 01 (cropped).jpg
Thai Lilac, Thai Blue Point and Thai Lilac Point ThailandColor varieties of the Korat ModerateShortSolid lilac and colorpoint (blue point and lilac point only) The only two Thai Lilac Points in the UK - Clairabelle Pixie Dust & Clairabelle Ninja Rococoa.jpg
Tonkinese Canada, United States [11] Crossbreed between the Burmese and Siamese OrientalShortColorpoint, mink, or solid Tonkinois.jpg
Toybob RussiaMutation Dwarf ShortAll
Toyger United States [13] Crossbreed/hybrid between the Bengal and short-haired cats ModerateShortMackerel tabby Toyger - Cornish Rex presentation show Riihimaki 2008-11-16 IMG 0101.JPG
Turkish Angora Turkey [11] NaturalSemi-cobbySemi-longAll Fantine de l'Empire Ottoman.jpg
Turkish Van [lower-alpha 9] Developed in United Kingdom;
foundation stock from Turkey [13]
NaturalSemi-cobbySemi-longVan pattern Turkish Van Example2.jpg
Turkish Vankedisi
(white variety of Turkish Van) [lower-alpha 9]
Developed in United Kingdom;
foundation stock from Turkey [13]
NaturalSvelteLongSolid white Van Cat 2 2015.JPG
Ukrainian Levkoy UkraineCrossbreed between the Donskoy and Scottish Fold ModerateHairlessSolid gray Ukrainian Levkoy cat.jpg
York Chocolate New York, United StatesNaturalModerateLongSolid chocolate, solid lilac and solid taupe or any of these colors with white York Chocolate.jpg

See also

Explanatory notes

  1. 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 GCCF.
  2. 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.
  3. Some registries, such as CFA and TICA, classify the Himalayan as a colorpoint variety of the Persian. Others classify it as a long-haired sub-breed of the Siamese. WCF has combined the Himalayan, the Colorpoint Shorthair and the Javanese/Colorpoint Longhair into a single breed, the Colourpoint.
  4. 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.
  5. "Colorpoint Longhair" has multiple meanings and "Javanese" has been used for at least one other breed; WCF uses the "Javanese" name for the Oriental Longhair (not colorpointed). 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 CFA and TICA, and some other registries, the Javanese/Colorpoint Longhair has been merged back into the Balinese as a breed division.
  6. The Neva Masquerade is classified as a separate breed in several (inter)national registries, such as FIFe. [21] However, other registries classify the Neva Masquerade as a natural colorpoint variety of the Siberian cat.
  7. 1 2 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.
  9. 1 2 The Turkish Van breed, and especially its "Turkish Vankedisi" variant, are often confused with the Van cat (Van kedisi in Turkish), a landrace (not breed) of cats native to the Lake Van region of Turkey. The Turkish Van and recent "Vankedisi" coat pattern have no known connection to cats from this region, but they are often confused due to the name similarity and incorrect claims sometimes made by breeders.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Siamese cat</span> Breed of cat

The Siamese cat is one of the first distinctly recognised breeds of Asian cat. It derives from the Wichianmat landrace. The Siamese cat is one of several varieties of cats native to Thailand. The original Siamese became one of the most popular breeds in Europe and North America in the 19th century. Siamese cats have a distinctive colourpoint coat, resulting from a temperature-sensitive type of albinism.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cymric cat</span> Breed of cat

The Cymric is a Canadian cat breed. Some cat registries consider the Cymric a semi-long-haired variety of the Manx breed, rather than a separate breed. Except for the length of fur, in all other respects, the two varieties are the same, and kittens of either sort may appear in the same litter. The name comes from Cymru, the indigenous Welsh name of Wales, even though the breed is not associated with Wales. The name may have been chosen to provide a "Celtic" sounding moniker for the breed. While the breed's Manx bloodline originated from the Isle of Man, the long-haired variant is claimed to have been developed by Canada. The breed is called the Longhair Manx or a similar name by some registries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">American Bobtail</span> Breed of cat

The American Bobtail is an uncommon breed of domestic cat which was developed in the late 1960s. It is most notable for its stubby "bobbed" tail about one-third to one-half the length of a normal cat's tail. This is the result of a cat body type genetic mutation affecting the tail development, similar to that of a Manx cat. The breed is not related to other short-tailed breeds, such as the Cymric cat, or the Japanese Bobtail or Kurilian Bobtail, despite the similar name and physical type—the breeding programs are entirely unrelated, and the genetic mutation causing the bobbed tail are known to be different, as the mutation causing the American Bobtail's short tail is dominant; comparatively, the Japanese Bobtail, for example, has a tail mutation that is recessive.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cat Fanciers' Association</span> American Cat Registry

The Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) was established in the United States in 1906. The CFA is currently the world's largest registry of pedigreed cats. Originally headquartered in Manasquan, New Jersey, the CFA moved to Alliance, Ohio in 2010. The association's stated mission is preserving and promoting pedigreed breeds of cats while also enhancing the well-being of all cats. CFA's first licensed cat shows were held in Buffalo, New York and Detroit, Michigan in 1906. The association today has a known presence in Europe, China, and Japan along with its well-established activity in the United States and Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Javanese cat</span> Breed of cat

The Javanese, also known as the ColorpointLonghair in some registries, is a variety of purebred domestic cat.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oriental Shorthair</span> Breed of cat

The Oriental Shorthair is a breed of domestic cat that is developed from and closely related to the Siamese cat. It maintains the modern Siamese head and body type but appears in a wide range of coat colors and patterns. Like the Siamese, Orientals have almond-shaped eyes, a triangular head shape, large ears, and an elongated, slender, and muscular body. Their personalities are also very similar. Orientals are social, intelligent, and many are rather vocal. They often remain playful into adulthood, with many enjoying playing fetch. Despite their slender appearance, they are athletic and can leap into high places. They prefer to live in pairs or groups and also seek human interaction. Unlike the breed's blue-eyed forebear, Orientals are usually green-eyed. The Oriental Longhair differs only with respect to coat length.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Siberian cat</span> Breed of domestic cat

The Siberian is a centuries-old landrace of domestic cat in Russia, and recently developed as a formal breed with standards promulgated the world over since the late-1980s. Since 2006, the breed is recognised for registry and championship status with all major cat registries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oriental Longhair</span> Breed of cat

The Oriental Longhair is a variety of domestic cat closely related to the Oriental Shorthair. The Oriental Longhair in some registries, such as The International Cat Association (TICA), it is considered a separate breed. In others, such as the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA), it is a division, along with the short-haired variety, of a merged breed, the Oriental. With no globally recognised naming convention, other cat fanciers may refer to this type as Foreign Longhair, Javanese or Mandarin. It was formerly known as the British Angora before being renamed in 2002 by British cat fanciers in order to avoid confusion with the Turkish Angora.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colorpoint Shorthair</span> Breed of cat

The Colorpoint Shorthair is a variety of Siamese cat. The only major registries to recognise them are the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) and the World Cat Federation (WCF). This breed was established from breeding American Shorthairs with the Siamese to produce different point colors, beyond the four standard Siamese colors.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peterbald</span> Breed of cat

The Peterbald is a hairless cat breed of Russian origin. It was created in St. Petersburg in 1994 from an experimental cross of a Don Sphynx and an Oriental Shorthair. They have an Oriental build with a dominant hair-losing gene. The breed was accepted for Championship status in 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Neva Masquerade</span> Breed of cat

The Neva Masquerade is a breed or sub-breed of long-haired domestic cat, which originates in Russia. It is the sister breed or colourpoint variant of the Siberian cat, a centuries-old Russian landrace. The colourpoint markings are the result of a colourpoint gene originally found in Siamese cats. The Neva Masquerade is believed to be derived from crossing the Siberian cat with Asian colourpoint cats, such as the Siamese or Thai landrace, or possibly cats related to those, such as the colourpointed Persian cats. Some cat registries may classify the Neva Masquerade as a colourpoint variety or sub-breed of the Siberian cat, while others consider it to be a separate sister breed. Regardless of its classification, all Neva Masquerade cats are selectively bred and pedigreed today in all major cat fancier and breeder organisations under the Siberian (Forest) cat or Neva Masquerade. This means that all Neva Masquerade cats are purebred cats with a formally registered ancestry.

A cat registry or cat breed registry, also known as a cat fancier organization, cattery federation, or cat breeders' association, is an organization that registers domestic cats of many breeds, for exhibition and for breeding lineage tracking purposes. A cat registry stores the pedigrees (genealogies) of cats, cattery names, and other details of cats; studbooks, breed descriptions, and the formal breed standards ; lists of judges qualified to judge at shows run by or affiliated with that registry, and sometimes other information. A cat registry is not the same as a breed club or breed society. Cat registries each have their own rules and usually also organize or license (sanction) cat shows. The show procedures vary widely, and awards won in one registry are not normally recognized by another. Some registries only serve breeders, while others are oriented toward pet owners and provide individual as well as cattery memberships, while yet others are federations only deal with breed clubs or even other registries as intermediaries between the organization and breeders.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oriental bicolour</span>

An Oriental bicolour is any cat of Oriental type, either long-haired or short-haired and in any pattern including colourpoint, which has white areas on its coat caused by the white spotting gene. In most cat fancier and breeder organisations, Oriental bicolours do not constitute a standardised breed, but a coat pattern variant of the breed of their foundation stock. One breed registry is an exception, the UK-based Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF), which has defined them as a separate breed named Oriental Bicolour (capitalised).

Colourpoint or colorpoint may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kurilian Bobtail</span> Breed of cat

The Kurilian Bobtail is a cat breed originating from the Russian Kuril Islands, as well as Sakhalin Island and the Kamchatka peninsula of Russia. Short- or long-haired, it has a semi-cobby body type and a distinct short, fluffy tail. The back is slightly arched with hind legs longer than the front, similar to those of the Manx. The breed is also called the Kuril Islands Bobtail, Kuril Bobtail and Curilsk Bobtail, and may be referred to without "Bobtail". It is sometimes also spelled Kurilean. The original short-haired variant is a natural breed, known on the islands for over 200 years. As selectively bred pets, they have been popular in USSR and to some extent other parts of Europe, especially for their rodent-hunting abilities, since the middle of the 20th century, but remained rare in North America as of 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canadian Cat Association</span> Canadian non-profit organization

The Canadian Cat Association is a non-profit organization in Canada whose mission is to promote the welfare of all cats in Canada, maintain a registry of pedigreed cats in Canada, and further the improvement of all breeds of cats in Canada. CCA-AFC is Canada's only globally-recognized national cat registry, with its pedigrees and registrations accepted by major global associations such as the Cat Fanciers' Association, The International Cat Association, and Fédération Internationale Féline. To date, CCA-AFC has registered over 190,000 cats.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Persian cat</span> Breed of cat

The Persian cat, also known as the Persian Longhair, is a long-haired breed of cat characterised by a round face and short muzzle. The first documented ancestors of Persian cats might have been imported into Italy from Khorasan as early as around 1620, however, this has not been proven. Instead, there is stronger evidence for a longhaired cat breed being exported from Iran from the 19th century onwards. Persian cats have been widely recognised by the North-West European cat fancy since the 19th century, and after World War II by breeders from North America, Australia and New Zealand. Some cat fancier organisations' breed standards subsume the Himalayan and Exotic Shorthair as variants of this breed, while others generally treat them as separate breeds.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Balinese cat</span> Breed of cat

The Balinese is a long-haired breed of domestic cat with Siamese-style point coloration and sapphire-blue eyes. The Balinese is also known as the purebred long-haired Siamese since it originated as a natural mutation of that breed and hence is essentially the same cat but with a medium-length silky coat and a distinctively plumed tail.

Colorpoint Longhair or Colourpoint Longhair is a disused term for one of multiple varieties of domestic cat, and may refer to:

Colourpoint or Colorpoint cat may refer to:

References

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