An illustrated field guide
Cats
Calm lap cat or playful whirlwind — explore the breeds.
101 entries
Cats earn their reputation as lower-maintenance companions, but “independent” doesn’t mean “no work” — they need daily feeding and litter care, enrichment, and for many breeds real company and grooming. The breeds below differ mostly in coat, build, activity and how much closeness they want, from hands-off lap-skeptics to people-following extroverts.
A cat is commonly a 12-to-18-year relationship. Coat type is the single biggest practical variable: hairless breeds need skin care and warmth, long-haired breeds need regular brushing, and short-haired breeds are close to wash-and-go.
Browse all cats (101)
Behavioral mutation in a crossbreed, presumed to be between the Persian or Turkish Angora and the Birman or Burmese (1)
Color varieties of the Korat (1)
Color variety of the Oriental Shorthair (1)
Color variety of the Thai (1)
Crossbreed (1)
Crossbreed between the Abyssinian, American Shorthair and British Shorthair (1)
Crossbreed between the Abyssinian, American Shorthair and Siamese (1)
Crossbreed between the Abyssinian, Burmese, and Australian short-haired cats (1)
Crossbreed between the Abyssinian, Siamese and short-haired cats (1)
Crossbreed between the American Curl, Munchkin and Sphynx (1)
Crossbreed between the American Shorthair and Persian (1)
Crossbreed between the American Shorthair and Siamese (1)
Crossbreed between the Balinese (with some Colorpoint Shorthair), Oriental Longhair and Siamese (1)
Crossbreed between the Black American Shorthair and Sable Burmese (1)
Crossbreed between the Burmese and Chinchilla Persians (2)
Crossbreed between the Burmese and Siamese (1)
Crossbreed between the Burmese and the Chinchilla Persian (1)
Crossbreed between the Desert Lynx and Jungle Curl (1)
Crossbreed between the Donskoy and Scottish Fold (1)
Crossbreed between the Donskoy, Oriental Shorthair and Siamese; before this, it was between the Balinese and Javanese (1)
Crossbreed between the European Shorthair and Siamese (1)
Crossbreed between the Exotic Shorthair and Scottish Fold (1)
Crossbreed between the Munchkin and American Curl (1)
Crossbreed between the Munchkin and Selkirk Rex (1)
Crossbreed between the Munchkin and Sphynx (1)
Crossbreed between the Munchkin, Burmese, Devon Rex, and Sphynx (1)
Crossbreed between the Oriental Shorthair and long-haired cats (1)
Crossbreed between the Persian and Munchkin (1)
Crossbreed between the Persian and Siamese (1)
Crossbreed between the Ragdoll with limited out-crossing to the Himalayan, the Persian, and other long-haired cats (1)
Crossbreed between the Siamese and black short-haired cats (1)
Crossbreed between the Siberian and a colorpoint cat (1)
Crossbreed/hybrid between the Bengal and Oriental Shorthair (1)
Crossbreed/hybrid between the Bengal and short-haired cats (1)
Crossbreeds between the Russian Blue and short-haired cats from Siberia, Russia (1)
Hybrid of short-haired cats × African wildcat (Felis lybica) (1)
Hybrid of the Abyssinian and Egyptian Mau × leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) (1)
Hybrid of the Abyssinian × jungle cat (Felis chaus) (1)
Hybrid of the domestic cat x serval (Leptailurus serval) (1)
Mutation (12)
American CurlUnited States · Semi-longAmerican RingtailUnited States · Semi-longAmerican WirehairUnited States · RexCornish RexCornwall, England,
United Kingdom · RexDevon RexBuckfastleigh, Devon, England, United Kingdom · RexDonskoy or
Don SphynxRussia · HairlessGerman RexGermany · RexLaPermUnited States · RexLykoiUnited States · Sparse hairedSomaliUnited States, Canada · LongSphynxCanada, Europe · HairlessToybobRussia · Short
Mutation (falsely claimed to be a hybrid of the domestic cat and the bobcat (Lynx rufus) early on) (1)
Mutation of dwarf cat (1)
Mutation of shortened tail (4)
Mutation of the Manx (shortened tail) (1)
Mutation of the Siamese (1)
Mutation of the Thai (1)
Mutation of the Traditional Persian (1)
Mutation of the bones and cartilage of the ears (1)
Mutation/crossbreed between the American Shorthair, Persian, Himalayan, Exotic Shorthair and British Shorthair (1)
Natural (29)
AbyssinianUnspecified, but somewhere in Afro-Asia, likely Ethiopia · ShortAegeanGreece · Semi-longAmerican ShorthairUnited States · ShortAphrodite GiantCyprus · AllArabian MauArabian Peninsula · ShortBrazilian ShorthairBrazil · ShortBritish LonghairUnited Kingdom (England) · Semi-longBritish ShorthairUnited Kingdom (England) · ShortBurmeseBurma (Myanmar) · ShortChantilly-TiffanyUnited States · LongChartreuxFrance · ShortCyprusCyprus · AllDragon Li or
Chinese Li HuaChina · ShortEgyptian MauEgypt · ShortEuropean ShorthairContinental Europe · ShortKhao ManeeThailand · ShortKoratThailand · ShortKorn Ja or Konja
[citation needed]Thailand · ShortNorwegian Forest catNorway · LongRaasRaas Island, Indonesia · ShortRussian BlueRussia · ShortSiberian or
Siberian Forest Cat
(for colorpoint, see Neva Masquerade)Siberian Tundra, Russia. · Long[14]SokokeKenya · ShortSuphalakThailand · ShortThai or
Traditional, Classic, or Old-style Siamese;
Wichien Maat[h]Developed in Europe;
foundation stock from Thailand · ShortTurkish AngoraTurkey · Semi-longTurkish Van[i]Developed in United Kingdom;
foundation stock from Turkey · Semi-longTurkish Vankedisi
(white variety of Turkish Van)[i]Developed in United Kingdom;
foundation stock from Turkey · LongYork ChocolateNew York, United States · Long
Natural, but some crossbreeding with the Turkish Angora (1)
Natural, crossbreed (1)
Natural, mutation (1)
Natural, mutation of shortened tail (3)
Possibly a mutation of a crossbreed (excluding the Munchkin), solving why they are so small (1)
The original Birman was crossed with the Siamese and the Persian to create the Birman of today. (1)
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