Cat breeds
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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. 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. The whole concept of cat breeds is a relatively new one. Two hundred years ago there was no such thing, however today there are almost a hundred cat breeds. Varieties of domestic cat can also be identified by characteristics other than breed.
See selective breeding for more in-depth detail on purebred animals.
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[edit] List of Cat Breeds
The following list of cat breeds uses a wide interpretation of the word "breed". Breeds listed here may be traditional breeds with long histories as registered breeds, rare breeds with their own registries, or new breeds that may still be under development. Please see individual articles for more information. See also breed.
Cats can also be grouped by type according to appearance or function.
[edit] Longhair and semi-longhair
- American Bobtail
- Asian Semi-longhair (or Tiffanie)
- Balinese
- Birman
- British Longhair
- Chantilly/Tiffany cat
- Himalayan
- Javanese
- Maine Coon
- Nebelung
- Norwegian Forest Cat
- Oriental Longhair
- Persian
- Ragdoll (and Ragamuffin)
- Siberian
- Somali
- Turkish Van
- Turkish Angora
- York Chocolate cat
[edit] Shorthair
- Abyssinian
- American Shorthair
- Australian Mist (or Spotted Mist)
- Bombay
- British Shorthair
- Burmese
- Burmilla
- California Spangled Cat
- Chartreux
- Colorpoint Shorthair
- Egyptian Mau
- European Shorthair
- Exotic
- Havana Brown
- Korat
- Ocicat
- Oriental Shorthair
- Russian Blue
- Siamese (and Traditional Siamese or Applehead Siamese)
- Singapura
- Snowshoe
- Sokoke
- Tonkinese
[edit] Breeds based on mutations
- American Bobtail
- American Curl
- American Wirehair
- Cornish Rex
- Cymric
- Devon Rex
- Don Sphynx
- German Rex
- Japanese Bobtail
- Kurilian Bobtail
- LaPerm
- Manx
- Munchkin
- Ojos Azules
- Peterbald
- Pixie-bob
- Selkirk Rex
- Scottish Fold
- Sphynx
[edit] Breeds derived from crosses with wild felids
[edit] External links
A worldwide list of all known recognised and unrecognised cat breeds, strains and varieties, including extinct and experimental breeds is stored at Cat Breeds with recognition/discovery dates at Breeds Timeline.
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