List of cat breeds

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Domestic cats have been diversified by humans into breeds and domestic and wild hybrids. Many such breeds are recognized by various cat registries. Additionally, there are 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 75 standardized breeds,[1] the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) recognizes 45,[2] the Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFe) recognizes 50,[3][4] the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF) recognizes 45,[5] and the World Cat Federation (WCF) recognizes 69.[6]

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, "Colourpoint 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 sound exotic and bear no relationship to the actual origin of the breeds;[7] 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 random-bred, non-pedigree "moggy" or "household" 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.[8] 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
Abyssinian[9] Unspecified, but somewhere in Afro-Asia, likely Ethiopia[10] Natural Semi-foreign Short Ticked tabby Abyssinian
Aegean Greece Natural Moderate Semi-long Multi-color Aegean
American Bobtail[11] United States[12] Mutation of shortened tail Cobby Semi-long All American Bobtail
American Curl[13] United States[12] Mutation Semi-foreign Semi-long All American Curl
American Shorthair United States[12] Natural Cobby Short All American Shorthair
American Wirehair United States[12] Mutation Normal Rex All American Wirehair
Aphrodite Giant Cyprus Natural Lean and muscular All All Aphrodite Giant
Arabian Mau Arabian Peninsula Natural Moderate and muscular Short All Arabian Mau
Asian United Kingdom Crossbreed between the Burmese and Chinchilla Persians Moderate Short All without white and without siamese pointing Asian
Asian Semi-longhair United Kingdom Crossbreed between the Burmese and Chinchilla Persians Moderate Semi-long All without white and without siamese pointing Asian Semi-longhair
Australian Mist Australia[14] Crossbreed between the Abyssinian, Burmese, and Australian short-haired cats[14] Moderate Short Spotted or marbled Australian Mist
Balinese Developed in United States;[12]
foundation stock from Thailand		 Mutation of the Siamese Semi-foreign Long Colorpoint File:Old-Style Balinese Cat.png
Bambino United States[14] Crossbreed between the Munchkin and Sphynx[14] Dwarf Short Black + white hairless
Bengal Developed in United States,[14]
but created in Asia		 Hybrid of the Abyssinian and Egyptian Mau × leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) Large Short Spotted, marbled, or rosetted File:Paintedcats Red Star standing.jpg
Birman Developed in France;
foundation stock from Burma (Myanmar)[12]		 The original Birman was crossed with the Siamese and the Persian to create the Birman of today. Cobby Semi-long Mitted colorpoint Birman
Bombay United States and Burma (Myanmar) Crossbreed between the Black American Shorthair and Sable Burmese Cobby Short Solid black Bombay
Brazilian Shorthair Brazil Natural Normal Short All Brazilian Shorthair
British Longhair United Kingdom (England)[12] Natural Cobby Semi-long All British Semi-longhair
British Shorthair United Kingdom (England)[12] Natural Cobby Short All[15] British Shorthair
Burmese Burma (Myanmar)[12] Natural Semi-foreign or semi-cobby Short Solid and Tortoiseshell[16] Burmese
Burmilla United Kingdom (England)[12] Crossbreed between the Burmese and the Chinchilla Persian Semi-cobby Short Solid with Shaded Silver and Silver Tipped patterns Burmilla
California Spangled United States[12] Crossbreed between the Abyssinian, American Shorthair and British Shorthair Moderate Short Spotted tabby California Spangled
Chantilly-Tiffany United States Natural Cobby Long Solid, classic tabby, spotted tabby and ticked tabby Chantilly-Tiffany
Chartreux France[12] Natural Muscular; cobby Short Varying shades of blue Chartreux
Chausie United States Hybrid of the Abyssinian × jungle cat (Felis chaus) Normal Short Solid black, black grizzled tabby and black ticked tabby Chausie
Colorpoint Shorthair United Kingdom (England) Crossbreed between the Abyssinian, Siamese and short-haired cats Foreign Short Colorpoint Colorpoint Shorthair
Cornish Rex Cornwall, England,

United Kingdom

Mutation Foreign Rex All Cornish Rex
Cymric, Manx Longhair or Long-haired ManxTemplate:Efn Isle of Man, United States, and CanadaTemplate:Efn[12] Mutation of the Manx (shortened tail) Semi-cobby Long All Cymric
Cyprus Cyprus Natural Lean and muscular All All Cyprus
Devon Rex Buckfastleigh, Devon, England, United Kingdom Mutation Semi-foreign Rex All Devon Rex
Donskoy or
Don Sphynx 		Russia Mutation Semi-foreign Hairless Solid Donskoy or Don Sphynx
Dragon Li or
Chinese Li Hua 		China Natural Normal Short Ticked tabby Dragon Li
Dwelf United States Crossbreed between the American Curl, Munchkin and Sphynx Dwarf Hairless All
Egyptian Mau Egypt[12] Natural Moderate and muscular Short Spotted tabby Egyptian Mau
European Shorthair Continental Europe[12] Natural Moderate Short All European Shorthair
Exotic Shorthair United States[12] Crossbreed between the American Shorthair and Persian Cobby Short All Exotic Shorthair
Foldex[17] Canada Crossbreed between the Exotic Shorthair and Scottish Fold Cobby Short All Foldex
German Rex Germany[12] Mutation Semi-foreign Rex All German Rex
Havana Brown United Kingdom (England);
foundation stock from Thailand		 Crossbreed between the Siamese and black short-haired cats Semi-foreign Short Solid brown Havana Brown
Highlander United States Crossbreed between the Desert Lynx and Jungle Curl Moderate Short/long All Highlander
Himalayan or
Colorpoint PersianTemplate:Efn 		United States and United Kingdom[12] Crossbreed between the Persian and Siamese Cobby Long Colorpoint Himalayan or Colorpoint Persian
Jianzhou cat China Natural Normal Short Multi-color Jianzhou cat
Japanese Bobtail JapanTemplate:Efn[12] Mutation of shortened tail Moderate Short/long All Japanese Bobtail
Javanese or
Colorpoint LonghairTemplate:Efn 		Developed in United States[12] and Canada;
foundation stock from Southeast Asia		 Crossbreed between the Balinese (with some Colorpoint Shorthair), Oriental Longhair and Siamese Oriental Long Colorpoint Javanese or Colorpoint Longhair
Kanaani Israel[14] Hybrid of short-haired cats ×  African wildcat (Felis lybica) Semi-foreign Short Solid black, chocolate spotted tabby or cinnamon spotted tabby Javanese or Colorpoint Longhair
Karelian Bobtail Ladoga Karelia, Russia[18] Natural, mutation of shortened tail[19] Medium[20] Short/long[21] All, except pointed
Khao Manee Thailand[14] Natural Moderate Short Solid white Khao Manee
Kinkalow United States Crossbreed between the Munchkin and American Curl Dwarf Short All Kinkalow
Korat Thailand[12] Natural Semi-foreign or semi-cobby and muscular Short Solid blue Korat
Korean Bobtail Korea Natural, mutation of shortened tail Moderate Short/long All File:Japanese Bobtail walking.JPG
Korn Ja or Konja
Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 		Thailand Natural Small Short Solid black
Kurilian Bobtail or
Kuril Islands Bobtail 		Kuril Islands, North Pacific[14] Natural, mutation of shortened tail Semi-cobby Short/long[14] All Kurilian Bobtail or Kuril Islands Bobtail
Lambkin United States[12] Crossbreed between the Munchkin and Selkirk Rex Dwarf Rex All
LaPerm United States[12] Mutation Moderate Rex All LaPerm
Lykoi United States Mutation Moderate Sparse haired Black roan Lykoi
Maine Coon United States[12] Natural, crossbreed Large Semi-long/long All excluding chocolate and colourpoint Maine Coon
Manx Isle of Man[12] Mutation of shortened tail Moderate Short/long All Manx
Mekong Bobtail Developed in Russia;
foundation stock ultimately from Southeast Asia[14]		 Mutation of shortened tail Moderate Short Colorpoint Mekong Bobtail
Minskin United States[14] Crossbreed between the Munchkin, Burmese, Devon Rex, and Sphynx Dwarf Hairless All Minskin
Minuet United States Crossbreed between the Persian and Munchkin Dwarf Short/long All Minuet
Munchkin United States[12] Mutation of dwarf cat Dwarf Short/long All Munchkin
Nebelung United States[14] Natural, mutation Foreign Semi-long Solid blue Nebelung
Neva Masquerade (colorpoint Siberian)Template:Efn Russia[14] Crossbreed between the Siberian and a colorpoint cat[22] Cobby[14] Long[14] Colorpoint Neva Masquerade
Norwegian Forest cat Norway[12] Natural Cobby Long Chocolate or orange and white bicolor Norwegian Forest Cat
Ocicat United States[12] Crossbreed between the Abyssinian, American Shorthair and Siamese Large Short Spotted tabby Ocicat
Ojos Azules
(extinct) 		United States[12] Crossbreed Moderate Short All Ojos Azules
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 Bicolor
Oriental LonghairTemplate:Efn Developed in United States and United Kingdom;
foundation stock ultimately from Thailand[12]		 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 Longhair
Oriental ShorthairTemplate:Efn Developed in United States and United Kingdom;
foundation stock ultimately from Thailand[12]		 Crossbreed between the European Shorthair and Siamese Oriental Short All Oriental Shorthair
Persian (modern) Developed in United States and Europe;
foundation stock from Greater Iran[12]		 Mutation of the Traditional Persian Cobby Long All but colorpoint Persian, modern
Persian (traditional) Greater Iran[12] Natural, but some crossbreeding with the Turkish Angora Cobby Long All but colorpoint Traditional Persian
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 Peterbald
Pixie-bob United States[12] Mutation (falsely claimed to be a hybrid of the domestic cat and the bobcat (Lynx rufus) early on) Medium Short Spotted tabby Pixie-bob
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 Ragamuffin
Ragdoll United States[12] 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 Ragdoll
Raas Raas Island, Indonesia Natural Moderate Short Solid blue, solid cinnamon, or cinnamon colorpoint Raas
Russian Blue Russia[12] Natural Moderate, Oriental Short Solid blue Russian 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 Russian Blue
Sam Sawet Thailand Color variety of the Thai Moderate Short Solid Russian Blue
Savannah United States[14] Hybrid of the domestic cat x serval (Leptailurus serval)[23] Large Short Spotted Savannah
Scottish Fold United Kingdom (Scotland)[12] Mutation of the bones and cartilage of the ears Cobby Short/long All Lilac-coated Scottish Fold
Selkirk Rex United States in 1988[12] 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 Selkirk Rex
Serengeti United States Crossbreed/hybrid between the Bengal and Oriental Shorthair Oriental Short Spotted Serengeti
Siamese (modern)

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Developed in United States and Europe;
foundation stock from Thailand[12]		 Mutation of the Thai Oriental Short Colorpoint Siamese
Siberian or
Siberian Forest Cat

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Siberian Tundra, Russia. Natural Cobby[14] Long[14] All; except chocolate, lilac, cinnamon, and fawn[24] Siberian
Singapura Developed in United States;
foundation stock from Singapore[12]		 Possibly a mutation of a crossbreed (excluding the Munchkin), solving why they are so small Small Short Ticked tabby Singapura
Snowshoe United States[12] Crossbreed between the American Shorthair and Siamese Moderate Short Mitted colorpoint Snowshoe
Sokoke Kenya[14] Natural Moderate Short Ticked tabby Sokoke
Somali United States, Canada Mutation Cobby Long Ticked tabby Somali
Sphynx Canada, Europe[12] Mutation Oriental Hairless All Sphynx
Suphalak Thailand Natural Moderate Short Solid reddish-brown Suphalak
Thai or
Traditional, Classic, or Old-style Siamese;
Wichien MaatTemplate:Efn 		Developed in Europe;[14]
foundation stock from Thailand[12]		 Natural Moderate Short Colorpoint Thai
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) Thai Lilac
Tonkinese Canada, United States[12] Crossbreed between the Burmese and Siamese Oriental Short Colorpoint, mink, or solid Tonkinese
Toybob Russia Mutation Dwarf Short All
Toyger United States[14] Crossbreed/hybrid between the Bengal and short-haired cats Moderate Short Mackerel tabby Toyger
Turkish Angora Turkey[12] Natural Semi-cobby Semi-long All Turkish Angora
Turkish VanTemplate:Efn Developed in United Kingdom;
foundation stock from Turkey[14]		 Natural Semi-cobby Semi-long Van pattern Turkish Van
Turkish Vankedisi
(white variety of Turkish Van)Template:Efn 		Developed in United Kingdom;
foundation stock from Turkey[14]		 Natural Svelte Long Solid white Van cat
Ukrainian Levkoy Ukraine Crossbreed between the Donskoy and Scottish Fold Moderate Hairless Solid gray Ukrainian Levkoy
York Chocolate New York, United States Natural Moderate Long Solid chocolate, solid lilac and solid taupe or any of these colors with white York Chocolate

See also

Explanatory notes

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References

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