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