Feline breeds

Shorthair Breeds

Abyssinian

o Short Hairedo Medium Sizedo Ticked coats

o Common colors: Ruddy, Red, Blue and Cream

Burmeseo Shorthairo Round head and eyes

o Many colors are recognized, but the most common ones are:o sable o champagne o blue o platinum

ColorPoint Shorthair

o Shorthairo Crossed with

Siamese to reach new point colors

o Head and body identical to Siamese

o Appear in red point, cream point, lynx point and tortie point

Domestic Shorthair

o Shorthairo Not purebred cats;

are of mixed ancestryo Can produce kittens

of the same features (coat, size and temperament) while a random-bred cat cannot

o Many colors and patterns

Egyptian Mau

o Shorthairo Active, athletic cats o Spotted tabby pattern

resembles a wild cato Fastest domestic

breed of cat

o Come in colors such as bronze, silver, and black smoke

Exotic Shorthairo Shorthairo Cross between

Persians and various other shorthaired breeds

o Found in the same wide variety of colors and patterns as the Persians

Havana Brown

o Shorthairo Very rare breedo Large forward-tilted ears o Oval, green eyes

o Most are a chocolate brown color

Maine Coon

o Longhairo Large bodied breedo Ears are well tufted

insideo Large, well tufted paws

for walking on snowo Tail is as long as torso

o Wide range of colors and patterns

Russian Blueo Shorthairo Long legs and body

o Brilliant green eyes o Silvery blue coat

Scottish Fold

o Shorthairo Ears ‘fold’ forward o Large round eyes o Round face and body

o Any color or pattern

Siamese

o One of the oldest breeds of cats

o Distinctive facial shapeo Blue eyes

o Colored points and light colored body

American Curl

o Long or Short hair o Medium sizedo Ears ‘curl’

backwards

o Any color or pattern

Manx• Longhair or

Shorthair• Stocky body• Lack of a long tail;

may be completely tailless or have a small, stumpy tail

• All colors and patterns exist in both coat lengths

Longhair Breeds

Balinese

o Longhairo Siamese descent o Blue eyes

o Solid point colors: seal, blue, lilac, chocolate, lynx, red, cream, tortoise

Birmano Longhairo Pointed with

white pawso Blue Eyes

o Body should be eggshellor golden in color

Domestic Longhair

o Longhairo Heavier body and dense

overcoat o Needs daily grooming

and house cleaning

o Any colors or patterns

Persiano Exotic bodytypeo Smaller earso Large round faceo Very long, fluffy hair

o Any color or pattern

Persian Himalayan

o Identical to the Persian, with the exception of:

o blue eyes and point coloration:o Fur of body is

white/cream o points come in many

different colors such as seal, blue, lilac, cream chocolate or red

Somali

o Longhaired Abyssiniano Bushy tail

o Common Colors:o blue, fawn, red, ruddy

Curly Coat Breeds

Cornish Rex

o Shorthairo Soft, wavy, curly hair

o “Rex” refers to the curled, crimped or rippled hair

o Bat-like earso Round eyes

o Many colors and patterns

Devon Rexo Shorthairo Large pointed earso Breed made because

of a natural genetic mutation

o Face has an “elfin” look

o Wide variety of patterns and colors

Selkirk Rexo Longhair, Curly coato Round, stocky bodyo Curling is strongest

on flanks, tummy and neck

o The back has the least amount of curling

o Wide variety of colors and patterns