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Cat breed

A cat breed is an infrasubspecific rank for the classification of domestic catss. A cat is considered to be of a certain cat breed if it is true breeding for the traits that define that breed. Only three percent of owned cats belong to a cat breed, and an even smaller percentage of those are suitable for showing. A breeding certificate proves that a cat belongs to a cat breed by showing the cat's pedigree back to at least four generations.

Table of contents

1 List of cat breeds 1.1 Longhaired and semi-longhaired cats 1.2 Shorthaired cats 1.3 Breeds with unusual physical features 2 Other varieties of domestic cat 3 History 4 See also 5 External links

List of cat breeds

Following is a list of all the currently recognised cat breeds.

Longhaired and semi-longhaired cats

• American bobtail cat
• Angora cat (or British Angora cat)
• Asian Semi-longhair cat (or Tiffanie)
• Balinese cat
• Birman cat
• Chantilly/Tiffany cat
• Cherubim cat (or Honeybear cat)
• Colourpoint Longhair cat
• Exotic cat
• Himalayan cat
• Javanese cat
• Maine Coon cat
• Nebelung cat
• Norwegian Forest cat
• Oriental Longhair cat
• Persian cat
• Ragdoll cat (and Ragamuffin cat)
• Siberian cat
• Somali cat
• Sterling cat
• Turkish Van cat
• Turkish Angora cat
• York Chocolate cat

Shorthaired cats

• Abyssinian cat
• American Keuda cat
• American Shorthair cat
• Asian Shorthair cat
• Australian Mist cat (or Spotted Mist cat)
• Bombay cat
• British Shorthair cat
• Brazilian Shorthair cat
• Burmese cat
• Burmilla cat
• Chartreux cat
• Colorpoint Shorthair cat
• Devon Rex cat
• Egyptian Mau cat
• European Burmese cat
• European Shorthair cat
• Exotic Shorthair cat
• Havana Brown cat
• Javanese cat
• Korat cat
• Malayan cat
• Oriental Shorthair cat
• Russian Blue cat
• Siamese cat (and Traditional or Applehead Siamese)
• Tonkinese cat

Breeds with unusual physical features

• American Bobtail cat
• American Curl cat
• American Wirehair cat
• Bengal cat
• California Spangled cat
• Chaucie cat
• Cornish Rex
• Cymric cat
• Devon Rex
• Havana Brown cat
• Japanese Bobtail cat
• LaPerm cat
• Manx cat
• Munchkin cat
• Ocicat
• Ojos Azules cat
• Pixie-bob cat
• Selkirk Rex cat
• Singapura cat
• Sphynx cat
• Scottish Fold cat
• Snowshoe cat
• Sokoke cat

Other varieties of domestic cat

Varieties of domestic cat can also be identified by characteristics other than breed.

History

The whole concept of cat breeds is a relatively new one. Two hundred years ago there was no such thing. Today there are almost a hundred cat breeds.

See also

• Cat Fanciers' Association
• List of dog breeds

External links

• Is my cat a purebred?
• Cat breeds FAQ
• The Cat Fanciers' Association recognized breeds

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