Cat Breeds
A cat breed is an infrasubspecific rank for the classification of domestic cats. A cat is considered to be of a certain cat breed if it is true breeding for the traits that define that breed. Various cat registries around the world record and certify the pedigrees.
Only three percent of owned cats belong to a cat breed, and an even smaller percentage of those are suitable as show cats. A registration certificate proves that a cat belongs to a cat breed by showing the cat's pedigree back to at least four generations.
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List Of Recognized Cat Breeds
Longhair and Semi-Longhair Cat Breeds
- Aegean cat
- American Longhair
- Asian Semi-longhair (or Tiffanie)
- Balinese
- Birman
- British Longhair
- Chantilly/Tiffany cat
- Himalayan (USA) or Colourpoint (rest of world).
- Javanese
- Maine Coon
- Nebelung
- Norwegian Forest Cat
- Oriental Longhair
- Persian
- Ragdoll (and Ragamuffin )
- Somali
- Siberian
- Turkish Van (and Van Kedisi)
- Turkish Angora
Shorthair Cat Breeds
- Abyssinian
- American Shorthair
- Australian Mist
- Bombay
- Brazilian Shorthair
- British Shorthair
- Burmese
- Burmilla
- California Spangled Cat
- Chartreux
- Colorpoint Shorthair
- Dragon Li (or Li Hua Mau)
- Egyptian Mau
- European Shorthair
- Exotic
- Havana Brown
- Korat
- Ocicat
- Oriental Shorthair
- Russian Blue
- Russian
- Siamese (and Traditional Siamese or Applehead Siamese)
- Singapura
- Snowshoe
- Sokoke
- Tonkinese
- Ukrainian Levkoy
Cat Breeds Based on Mutations
- American Bobtail
- American Curl
- American Ringtail
- American Polydactyl (a pedigree form of Hemingway Cat/Mitten Cat)
- American Wirehair
- Cornish Rex
- Cymric
- Devon Rex
- Don Sphynx (Donskoy)
- German Rex
- Japanese Bobtail
- Kuril Bobtail
- LaPerm
- Manx
- Munchkin
- Ojos Azules
- Peterbald
- Pixie-bob
- Selkirk Rex
- Scottish Fold
- Sphynx
- Urals Rex