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Breed Image Location of origin Type Body type Coat type and length Coat pattern Abyssinian[9] Abyssinian Unspecified, but somewhere in Afro-Asia, likely Ethiopia[10] Natural Semi-foreign Short Ticked tabby Aegean Aegean Greece Natural Moderate Semi-long Multi-color American Bobtail[11] American Bobtail United States[12] Mutation of shortened tail Cobby Semi-long All American Curl[13] American Curl United States[12] Mutation Semi-foreign Semi-long All American Shorthair American Shorthair United States[12] Natural Cobby Short All American Wirehair American Wirehair United States[12] Mutation Normal Rex All Aphrodite Giant Aphrodite Giant Cyprus Natural Lean and muscular All All Arabian Mau Arabian Mau Arabian Peninsula Natural Moderate and muscular Short All Asian Asian United Kingdom Crossbreed between the Burmese and Chinchilla Persians Moderate Short All without white and without siamese pointing Asian Semi-longhair Asian Semi-longhair United Kingdom Crossbreed between the Burmese and Chinchilla Persians Moderate Semi-long All without white and without siamese pointing Australian Mist Australian Mist Australia[14] Crossbreed between the Abyssinian, Burmese, and Australian short-haired cats[14] Moderate Short Spotted or marbled Balinese Developed in United States;[12]
foundation stock from Thailand Mutation of the Siamese Semi-foreign Long Colorpoint Bambino United States[14] Crossbreed between the Munchkin and Sphynx[14] Dwarf Short Black + white hairless Bengal Developed in United States,[14]
but created in Asia Hybrid of the Abyssinian and Egyptian Mau × leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) Large Short Spotted, marbled, or rosetted Birman Birman Developed in France;
foundation stock from Burma (Myanmar)[12] The original Birman was crossed with the Siamese and the Persian to create the Birman of today. Cobby Semi-long Mitted colorpoint Bombay Bombay United States and Burma (Myanmar) Crossbreed between the Black American Shorthair and Sable Burmese Cobby Short Solid black Brazilian Shorthair Brazilian Shorthair Brazil Natural Normal Short All British Longhair British Semi-longhair United Kingdom (England)[12] Natural Cobby Semi-long All British Shorthair British Shorthair United Kingdom (England)[12] Natural Cobby Short All[15] Burmese Burmese Burma (Myanmar)[12] Natural Semi-foreign or semi-cobby Short Solid and Tortoiseshell[16] Burmilla Burmilla United Kingdom (England)[12] Crossbreed between the Burmese and the Chinchilla Persian Semi-cobby Short Solid with Shaded Silver and Silver Tipped patterns California Spangled California Spangled United States[12] Crossbreed between the Abyssinian, American Shorthair and British Shorthair Moderate Short Spotted tabby Chantilly-Tiffany
(extinct) Chantilly-Tiffany United States Natural Cobby Long Solid, classic tabby, spotted tabby and ticked tabby Chartreux Chartreux France[12] Natural Muscular; cobby Short Varying shades of blue Chausie Chausie United States Hybrid of the Abyssinian × jungle cat (Felis chaus) Normal Short Solid black, black grizzled tabby and black ticked tabby Colorpoint Shorthair Colorpoint Shorthair United Kingdom (England) Crossbreed between the Abyssinian, Siamese and short-haired cats Foreign Short Colorpoint Cornish Rex Cornish Rex Cornwall, England,

United Kingdom

Mutation Foreign Rex All Cymric, Manx Longhair or Long-haired Manx[a] Cymric Isle of Man, United States, and Canada[b][12] Mutation of the Manx (shortened tail) Semi-cobby Long All Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus Natural Lean and muscular All All Devon Rex Devon Rex Buckfastleigh, Devon, England, United Kingdom Mutation Semi-foreign Rex All Donskoy or
Don Sphynx Donskoy or Don Sphynx Russia Mutation Semi-foreign Hairless Solid Dragon Li or
Chinese Li Hua Dragon Li China Natural Normal Short Ticked tabby Dwelf United States Crossbreed between the American Curl, Munchkin and Sphynx Dwarf Hairless All Egyptian Mau Egyptian Mau Egypt[12] Natural Moderate and muscular Short Spotted tabby European Shorthair European Shorthair Continental Europe[12] Natural Moderate Short All Exotic Shorthair Exotic Shorthair United States[12] Crossbreed between the American Shorthair and Persian Cobby Short All Foldex[17] Foldex Canada Crossbreed between the Exotic Shorthair and Scottish Fold Cobby Short All German Rex German Rex Germany[12] Mutation Semi-foreign Rex All Havana Brown Havana Brown United Kingdom (England);
foundation stock from Thailand Crossbreed between the Siamese and black short-haired cats Semi-foreign Short Solid brown Highlander Highlander United States Crossbreed between the Desert Lynx and Jungle Curl Moderate Short/long All Himalayan or
Colorpoint Persian[c] Himalayan or Colorpoint Persian United States and United Kingdom[12] Crossbreed between the Persian and Siamese Cobby Long Colorpoint Jianzhou cat Jianzhou cat China Natural Normal Short Multi-color Japanese Bobtail Japanese Bobtail Japan[d][12] Mutation of shortened tail Moderate Short/long All Javanese or
Colorpoint Longhair[e] Javanese or Colorpoint Longhair Developed in United States[12] and Canada;
foundation stock from Southeast Asia Crossbreed between the Balinese (with some Colorpoint Shorthair), Oriental Longhair and Siamese Oriental Long Colorpoint Kanaani Javanese or Colorpoint Longhair Israel[14] Hybrid of short-haired cats ×  African wildcat (Felis lybica) Semi-foreign Short Solid black, chocolate spotted tabby or cinnamon spotted tabby Karelian Bobtail Ladoga Karelia, Russia[18] Natural, mutation of shortened tail[19] Medium[20] Short/long[21] All, except pointed Khao Manee Khao Manee Thailand[14] Natural Moderate Short Solid white Kinkalow Kinkalow United States Crossbreed between the Munchkin and American Curl Dwarf Short All Korat Korat Thailand[12] Natural Semi-foreign or semi-cobby and muscular Short Solid blue Korean Bobtail Korea Natural, mutation of shortened tail Moderate Short/long All Korn Ja or Konja
[citation needed] Thailand Natural Small Short Solid black Kurilian Bobtail or
Kuril Islands Bobtail Kurilian Bobtail or Kuril Islands Bobtail Kuril Islands, North Pacific[14] Natural, mutation of shortened tail Semi-cobby Short/long[14] All Lambkin United States[12] Crossbreed between the Munchkin and Selkirk Rex Dwarf Rex All LaPerm LaPerm United States[12] Mutation Moderate Rex All Lykoi Lykoi United States Mutation Moderate Sparse haired Black roan Maine Coon Maine Coon United States[12] Natural, crossbreed Large Semi-long/long All excluding chocolate and colourpoint Manx Manx Isle of Man[12] Mutation of shortened tail Moderate Short/long All Mekong Bobtail Mekong Bobtail Developed in Russia;
foundation stock ultimately from Southeast Asia[14] Mutation of shortened tail Moderate Short Colorpoint Minskin Minskin United States[14] Crossbreed between the Munchkin, Burmese, Devon Rex, and Sphynx Dwarf Hairless All Minuet Minuet United States Crossbreed between the Persian and Munchkin Dwarf Short/long All Munchkin Munchkin United States[12] Mutation of dwarf cat Dwarf Short/long All Nebelung Nebelung United States[14] Natural, mutation Foreign Semi-long Solid blue Neva Masquerade (colorpoint Siberian)[f] Neva Masquerade Russia[14] Crossbreed between the Siberian and a colorpoint cat[23] Cobby[14] Long[14] Colorpoint Norwegian Forest cat Norwegian Forest Cat Norway[12] Natural Cobby Long Chocolate or orange and white bicolor Ocicat Ocicat United States[12] Crossbreed between the Abyssinian, American Shorthair and Siamese Large Short Spotted tabby Ojos Azules
(extinct) Ojos Azules United States[12] Crossbreed Moderate Short All Oriental Bicolor Oriental Bicolor Developed in United States and United Kingdom, later in Continental Europe;
foundation stock ultimately from Thailand Color variety of the Oriental Shorthair Oriental Short Bicolor Oriental Longhair[g] Oriental Longhair Developed in United States and United Kingdom;
foundation stock ultimately from Thailand[12] Crossbreed between the Oriental Shorthair and long-haired cats Oriental Semi-long All; if colorpoint is considered to be a separate breed, it is called the Javanese Oriental Shorthair[g] Oriental Shorthair Developed in United States and United Kingdom;
foundation stock ultimately from Thailand[12] Crossbreed between the European Shorthair and Siamese Oriental Short All Persian (modern) Persian, modern Developed in United States and Europe;
foundation stock from Greater Iran[12] Mutation of the Traditional Persian Cobby Long All but colorpoint Persian (traditional) Traditional Persian Greater Iran[12] Natural, but some crossbreeding with the Turkish Angora Cobby Long All but colorpoint Peterbald Peterbald Russia Crossbreed between the Donskoy, Oriental Shorthair and Siamese;
before this, it was between the Balinese and Javanese Oriental Hairless, velour, brush, or straight coat All Pixie-bob Pixie-bob United States[12] Mutation (falsely claimed to be a hybrid of the domestic cat and the bobcat (Lynx rufus) early on) Medium Short Spotted tabby Ragamuffin or
Liebling (obsolete) Ragamuffin United States Crossbreed between the Ragdoll with limited out-crossing to the Himalayan, the Persian, and other long-haired cats Cobby Long All Ragdoll Ragdoll United States[12] Behavioral mutation in a crossbreed, presumed to be between the Persian or Turkish Angora and the Birman or Burmese Cobby Long Colorpoint, mitted, or bicolor Raas Raas Raas Island, Indonesia Natural Moderate Short Solid blue, solid cinnamon, or cinnamon colorpoint Russian Blue Russian Blue Russia[12] Natural Moderate, Oriental Short Solid blue Russian White, Russian Black and Russian Tabby Russian Blue Developed in Australia;
foundation stock from Russia Crossbreeds between the Russian Blue and short-haired cats from Siberia, Russia Moderate Short Solid white, solid black and tabby Sam Sawet Russian Blue Thailand Color variety of the Thai Moderate Short Solid Savannah Savannah United States[14] Hybrid of the domestic cat x serval (Leptailurus serval)[24] Large Short Spotted Scottish Fold Lilac-coated Scottish Fold United Kingdom (Scotland)[12] Mutation of the bones and cartilage of the ears Cobby Short/long All Selkirk Rex Selkirk Rex United States in 1988[12] Mutation/crossbreed between the American Shorthair, Persian, Himalayan, Exotic Shorthair and British Shorthair Large and cobby Short/long (longhair, sometimes in early generations, can appear to be semi-long) All Serengeti Serengeti United States Crossbreed/hybrid between the Bengal and Oriental Shorthair Oriental Short Spotted Siamese (modern)

(for traditional, see Thai)

Siamese Developed in United States and Europe;
foundation stock from Thailand[12] Mutation of the Thai Oriental Short Colorpoint Siberian or
Siberian Forest Cat

(for colorpoint, see Neva Masquerade)

Siberian Siberian Tundra, Russia. Natural Cobby[14] Long[14] All; except chocolate, lilac, cinnamon, and fawn[22] Singapura Singapura Developed in United States;
foundation stock from Singapore[12] Possibly a mutation of a crossbreed (excluding the Munchkin), solving why they are so small Small Short Ticked tabby Snowshoe Snowshoe United States[12] Crossbreed between the American Shorthair and Siamese Moderate Short Mitted colorpoint Sokoke Sokoke Kenya[14] Natural Moderate Short Ticked tabby Somali Somali United States, Canada Mutation Cobby Long Ticked tabby Sphynx Sphynx Canada, Europe[12] Mutation Oriental Hairless All Suphalak Suphalak Thailand Natural Moderate Short Solid reddish-brown Thai or
Traditional, Classic, or Old-style Siamese;
Wichien Maat[h] Thai Developed in Europe;[14]
foundation stock from Thailand[12] Natural Moderate Short Colorpoint Thai Lilac, Thai Blue Point and Thai Lilac Point Thai Lilac Thailand Color varieties of the Korat Moderate Short Solid lilac and colorpoint (blue point and lilac point only) Tonkinese Tonkinese Canada, United States[12] Crossbreed between the Burmese and Siamese Oriental Short Colorpoint, mink, or solid Toybob Russia Mutation Dwarf Short All Toyger Toyger United States[14] Crossbreed/hybrid between the Bengal and short-haired cats Moderate Short Mackerel tabby Turkish Angora Turkish Angora Turkey[12] Natural Semi-cobby Semi-long All Turkish Van[i] Turkish Van Developed in United Kingdom;
foundation stock from Turkey[14] Natural Semi-cobby Semi-long Van pattern Turkish Vankedisi
(white variety of Turkish Van)[i] Van cat Developed in United Kingdom;
foundation stock from Turkey[14] Natural Svelte Long Solid white Ukrainian Levkoy Ukrainian Levkoy Ukraine Crossbreed between the Donskoy and Scottish Fold Moderate Hairless Solid gray York Chocolate York Chocolate New York, United States Natural Moderate Long Solid chocolate, solid lilac and solid taupe or any of these colors with white

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