Table of Cat Breeds
Updated: 12 Aug 2024
Breed | Origin | Body | Coat | Pattern |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abyssinian | Likely Ethiopia | Semi-foreign | Short | Ticked tabby |
| Aegean | Greece | Moderate | Semi-long | Multi-color |
| American Bobtail | United States | Cobby | Semi-long | All |
| American Curl | United States | Semi-foreign | Semi-long | All |
| American Ringtail | United States | Foreign | Semi-long | All |
| American Shorthair | United States | Cobby | Short | All |
| American Wirehair | United States | Normal | Rex | All |
| Aphrodite Giant | Cyprus | Lean and muscular | All | All |
| Arabian Mau | Arabian Peninsula | Moderate and muscular | Short | All |
| Asian | United Kingdom | Moderate | Short | All without white or Siamese pointing |
| Asian Semi-longhair | United Kingdom | Moderate | Semi-long | All without white or Siamese pointing |
| Australian Mist | Australia | Moderate | Short | Spotted or marbled |
| Balinese | Developed in United States; foundation stock from Thailand | Semi-foreign | Long | Colorpoint |
| Bambino | United States | Dwarf | Short | Black and white hairless |
| Bengal | Developed in United States, created in Asia | Large | Short | Spotted, marbled, or rosetted |
| Birman | Developed in France; foundation stock from Burma | Cobby | Semi-long | Mitted colorpoint |
| Bombay | United States and Burma | Cobby | Short | Solid black |
| Brazilian Shorthair | Brazil | Normal | Short | All |
| British Longhair | United Kingdom | Cobby | Semi-long | All |
| British Shorthair | United Kingdom | Cobby | Short | All |
| Burmese | Burma | Semi-foreign or semi-cobby | Short | Solid and Tortoiseshell |
| Burmilla | United Kingdom | Semi-cobby | Short | Solid with Shaded Silver and Silver Tipped patterns |
| California Spangled | United States | Moderate | Short | Spotted tabby |
| Chantilly-Tiffany | United States | Cobby | Long | Solid, classic tabby, spotted tabby, and ticked tabby |
| Chartreux | France | Muscular; cobby | Short | Varying shades of blue |
| Chausie | United States | Normal | Short | Solid black, black grizzled tabby, and black ticked tabby |
| Colorpoint Shorthair | United Kingdom | Foreign | Short | Colorpoint |
| Cornish Rex | Cornwall, England | Foreign | Rex | All |
| Cymric, Manx Longhair | Isle of Man, United States, and Canada | Semi-cobby | Long | All |
| Cyprus | Cyprus | Lean and muscular | All | All |
| Devon Rex | Buckfastleigh, Devon, England | Semi-foreign | Rex | All |
| Donskoy or Don Sphynx | Russia | Semi-foreign | Hairless | Solid |
| Dragon Li or Chinese Li Hua | China | Normal | Short | Ticked tabby |
| Dwelf | United States | Dwarf | Hairless | All |
| Egyptian Mau | Egypt | Moderate and muscular | Short | Spotted tabby |
| European Shorthair | Continental Europe | Moderate | Short | All |
| Exotic Shorthair | United States | Cobby | Short | All |
| Foldex | Canada | Cobby | Short | All |
| German Rex | Germany | Semi-foreign | Rex | All |
| Havana Brown | United Kingdom | Semi-foreign | Short | Solid brown |
| Highlander | United States | Moderate | Short/long | All |
| Himalayan or Colorpoint Persian | United States and United Kingdom | Cobby | Long | Colorpoint |
| Japanese Bobtail | Japan | Semi-foreign | Short/long | All but colorpoint |
| Javanese, Colorpoint Longhair | United States | Semi-foreign | Long | Colorpoint |
| Khao Manee | Thailand | Moderate | Short | Solid white |
| Kinkalow | United States | Dwarf | Short/long | All |
| Korat | Thailand | Semi-cobby | Short | Solid blue |
| Korean Bobtail | Korea | Semi-foreign | Short | All |
| Kurilian Bobtail | Russia | Semi-cobby | Short/long | All |
| LaPerm | United States | Moderate | Rex | All |
| Lykoi | United States | Semi-foreign | Partial hairlessness | Solid black roan |
| Maine Coon | United States | Large | Long | All |
| Manx | Isle of Man | Cobby | Short/long | All |
| Mekong Bobtail | Russia | Moderate | Short | Colorpoint |
| Minskin | United States | Dwarf | Short | All |
| Napoleon | United States | Dwarf | Short/long | All |
| Norwegian Forest Cat | Norway | Moderate | Long | All |
| Ocicat | United States | Moderate | Short | Spotted |
| Oriental Bicolor | United Kingdom | Foreign | Short | Bicolor |
| Oriental Longhair | United Kingdom | Foreign | Long | All but colorpoint |
| Oriental Shorthair | United Kingdom | Foreign | Short | All but colorpoint |
| Persian | Iran | Cobby | Long | All |
| Peterbald | Russia | Foreign | Hairless | Solid |
| Pixie-bob | United States | Normal | Short/long | Spotted tabby |
| Raas | Indonesia | Moderate | Short | Solid blue/black |
| Ragamuffin | United States | Cobby | Long | All |
| Ragdoll | United States | Cobby | Long | Colorpoint, mitted, bicolor |
| Russian Blue | Russia | Foreign | Short | Solid blue |
| Russian White, Black, and Tabby | Russia | Foreign | Short | Solid white, black, and blue tabby |
| Sam Sawet | Thailand | Moderate | Short | All |
| Savannah | United States | Large | Short | Spotted tabby |
| Scottish Fold | Scotland | Cobby | Short | All |
| Selkirk Rex | United States | Cobby | Rex | All |
| Serengeti | United States | Foreign | Short | Spotted tabby |
| Serrade petit | France | Moderate | Short | Solid |
| Siamese | Thailand | Foreign | Short | Colorpoint |
| Siberian or Siberian Forest Cat | Russia | Moderate | Semi-long | All |
| Singapura | Singapore | Semi-foreign | Short | Ticked tabby |
| Snowshoe | United States | Moderate | Short | Mitted colorpoint |
| Sokoke | Kenya | Normal | Short | Classic tabby |
| Somali | United States | Semi-foreign | Long | Ticked tabby |
| Sphynx | Canada | Semi-foreign | Hairless | All |
| Suphalak | Thailand | Moderate | Short | Solid |
| Thai | Thailand | Moderate | Short | Colorpoint |
| Thai Lilac | Thailand | Moderate | Short | Solid lilac |
| Tonkinese | Canada | Foreign | Short | Colorpoint, mink, solid |
| Toyger | United States | Normal | Short | Mackerel tabby |
| Turkish Angora | Turkey | Foreign | Semi-long | All |
| Turkish Van | Turkey | Semi-foreign | Semi-long | Van |
| Ukrainian Levkoy | Ukraine | Semi-foreign | Hairless | All |
| York Chocolate | United States | Moderate | Semi-long | Solid |