List of cat breeds
This page lists breeds of domestic cats. The list includes breeds that are old traditional breeds, and also rare breeds or new breeds that are still being developed. Please see individual articles for more information.
Breeds
Breed | Country | Origin | Body type | Coat | Pattern | Image |
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Abyssinian cat | Egypt | Natural | Oriental | Short | Ticked | |
Aegean cat | Greece | Natural/Standard | Semi-long | Bi- or tri-colored | ||
American Bobtail | United States | Mutation | Short/Long | All | ||
American Curl | United States | Mutation | Short/Long | All | ||
American Shorthair | United States | Natural | Short | All but colorpoint | ||
American Wirehair | United States | Mutation | Rex | All but colorpoint | ||
Arabian Mau | Arabian Peninsula | Natural | Short | |||
Asian cat | Developed in the United Kingdom-Britain | Short | Evenly solid | |||
Asian Semi-longhair | Great Britain | Crossbreed | Semi-long | Solid | ||
Australian Mist | Australia | Crossbreed | Medium | Short | Spotted and Classic tabby | |
Balinese cat | United States | Crossbreed | Oriental | Long | Colorpoint | |
Bambino cat | United States | Crossbreed | Hairless/Furry down | |||
Bengal | United States | Hybrid | Short | Spotted/Marbled | ||
Birman | Burma | Natural | Semi Long | Colorpoint | ||
Bombay cat | United States | Crossbreed | Medium | Short | Solid | |
Brazilian Shorthair | Brazil | Natural | Short | All | ||
British Longhair | United Kingdom | Cobby | Long | |||
British Shorthair | United Kingdom | Natural | Cobby | Short | All | |
Burmese cat | Burma and Thailand | Natural | Short | Solid | ||
Burmilla | United Kingdom | Crossbreed | Short/Long | |||
California Spangled | United States | Crossbreed | Short | Spotted | ||
Chantilly-Tiffany | United States | Crossbreed | Medium | Longhair | Solid, Mackerel, Ticked, Spotted tabby | |
Chartreux | France | Natural | Cobby | Short | Solid | |
Chausie | France | Hybrid | Short | Ticked | ||
Cheetoh | United States | Hybrid Crossbreed | Short | Spotted | ||
Colorpoint Shorthair | Short | |||||
Cornish Rex | United Kingdom | Mutation | Rex | All | ||
Cymric cat | Isle of Man | Natural/Mutation | Long | |||
Cyprus cat | Cyprus | Natural | Lean and muscular | All | All | |
Devon Rex | England | Mutation | Oriental | Rex | All | |
Donskoy cat or Don Sphynx | Russia | Hairless | ||||
Dragon Li | China | Natural | Short | Striped tabby | ||
Egyptian Mau | Egypt | Natural | Short | Spotted | ||
European Shorthair | Sweden | Natural | Short | |||
Exotic Shorthair | United States | Crossbreed | Cobby | Short | All | |
German Rex | East Germany | Mutation | Rex | |||
Havana Brown | United Kingdom | Crossbreed | Oriental | Short | Solid | |
Himalayan | United Kingdom | Crossbreed | Cobby | Long | Colorpoint | |
Japanese Bobtail | Japan | Natural | Medium | Short/Long | All but colorpoint and ticked | |
Javanese cat | Indonesia | Crossbreed | Oriental | Long/Short | Colorpoint | |
Khao Manee | Thailand | Natural | Short | Solid | ||
Korat | Thailand | Natural | Short | Solid | ||
Kurilian Bobtail | Russia | Natural | Semi-Cobby | Short/Long | ||
LaPerm | United States | Mutation | Medium | Rex | All | |
Maine Coon | United States | natural | Long | All but colorpoint and ticked | ||
Manx | Isle of Man | Natural/Mutation | Short/Long | All but colorpoint | ||
Mekong Bobtail | Russia | Natural/Mutation | Short | Colorpoint | ||
Minskin | United States | Crossbreed | Semi-Cobby | Short/Hairless | All | |
Munchkin cat | United States | Mutation | ||||
Napoleon cat | Long/short | Varied | ||||
Nebelung | United States | Semi-long | Solid | |||
Neva Masquerade | Russia | Crossbreed | Long | Colorpoint | ||
Norwegian Forest cat | Norway | Natural | Long | All but colorpoint | ||
Ocicat | United States | Crossbreed | Short | Spotted | ||
Ojos Azules | United States | Natural | short or semi-long | |||
Oregon Rex | United States | Mutation | Rex | |||
Oriental Bicolor | Oriental | Bicolor | ||||
Oriental Longhair | United States | Crossbreed | Oriental | Short | All | |
Oriental Shorthair | Oriental | Short | All but colorpoint | |||
Persian cat | Greater Iran | Cobby | Long | All | ||
Peterbald | Russia | Crossbreed | Stocky | Hairless | All | |
Pixie-bob | United States | Natural | Short | Spotted | ||
Ragamuffin | United States | Crossbreed | Cobby | Long | All | |
Ragdoll | United States | Crossbreed | Cobby | Long | Colorpoint/Mitted/Bicolor | |
Russian Blue | Russia | Natural | Short | Solid | ||
Russian Black, White or Tabby | Australia | Crossbreed | Short | |||
Savannah cat | United States | Hybrid | Short | Spotted | ||
Scottish Fold | Scotland | Natural/Mutation | Cobby | Short/Long | All | |
Selkirk Rex | United States | Mutation/Cross | Cobby | Rex (Short/Long) | All | |
Serengeti cat | United States | Hybrid Crossbreed | Short | Spotted | ||
Serrade petit | France | Natural | Short | |||
Siamese | Thailand | Natural | Oriental | Short | Colorpoint | |
Siberian | Russia | Natural | Semi-Cobby | Semi-long | All | |
Singapura | Singapore | Natural | Short | Ticked | ||
Snowshoe | United States | Crossbreed | Short | Colorpoint | ||
Sokoke | Kenya | Natural | Short | Classic tabby with ticking | ||
Somali | United States | Mutation | Long | Ticked | ||
Sphynx | Canada | Mutation | Stocky | Hairless | All | |
Thai | Thailand | Natural | Short | Colorpoint | ||
Tonkinese | Canada | Crossbreed | Short | Colorpoint/Mink/Solid | ||
Toyger | United States | Crossbreed | Medium | Short | Mackerel | |
Traditional Persian, or Doll Face Persian |
Greater Iran | Natural | Cobby | Long | All | |
Turkish Angora | Turkey | Natural | Semi-long | All but not colorpoint | ||
Turkish Van | Turkey | Natural | Semi-long | Van | ||
Ukrainian Levkoy | Ukraine | Hairless | ||||
Ussuri | Russia | Natural Hybrid | Short | Spotted | ||
Ukunna | Maine, United States | Natural | Any speckled | |||
York Chocolate Cat | United States | |||||
Breed | Country | Origin | Body type | Coat | Pattern | Image |