Derived from only Bengal to Bengal breedings using cats that carry the recessive longhair Bred internationally in Europe, UK and US. Semi-longhair Bengal with conformation and colour identical to Bengal. Carpathian was n early name for breed developed from Romanian cats with the black karpati pattern.Īlternative name for the Chartreux breed. Tawny fur, some residual barring on limbs and dark 'moustache.' Originally bred to F2 level in the USA and now being bred in Russia in tawny and silver versions. Non-spotted cougar-like hybrid with ticked Less cobby than the Manx, the tail is a rabbit-like scut, not a pom-pomĪbyssinian x caracal hybrid. Strain of Manx-like cats found on islands off Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Norway and imported into Britain at same time as early Russian Canellas are already accepted in some regions as British Shorthairs and British Longhairs.īreed of shorthaired blue tabby cats reputed to originate in north of These colourways are an expansion of the existing British Shorthair colours. Colours are restricted to cinnamon, fawn, chocolate and lilac. >hair (tortie and white being known as calico).īritish Shorthair x Persian Longhair. Old North American name for a tortoiseshell short SeeĬabbits -What Are They? for more information. These include Manx/Cymric (spinal problems related to tailless mutation), Munchkin (dwarfism), Scottish Fold (skeletal problems), Sphynx (hairlessness is considered detrimental to the breed) and Blue-Eyed Whites in any breed (deafness). In parts of Europe certain breeds are prohibited because their breed traits are considered harmful deformities. Some are recognised in other countries under a different name.Ī further region-specific classification is out of the scope of this list: Banned.

Variant: Purebred cats that do not meet the breed standard due to hidden genes e.g. Unknown: Reported by reputable source, but with no other information, possibly a one-off.

Proposed: Not even off the drawing board! different Rex strains with the same gene mutation). Mutation: Distinct strain that occurred through mutation some are incorporated into similar-looking breeds (e.g. Local Variety: Unrecognised distinct strain of cats found in a particular locality e.g. Mexican Hairlessįake: An attempt to decieve the public by representing a cat as something it is not.įictional: 'Breeds' such as cabbits, squittens, Chinese Hairless and Egyptian Hairless that exist only in fiction or folklore (but people believe they are real). Some have provisional or preliminary recognition, but others do not seek or achieve registry recognition.Įxtinct: No individuals of the breed exist e.g. I have used the following terms:Īlternative Name: An alternative name still in use might have been a proposed name while breed was being developed.Īrchaic Name: Historical name no longer used.Ĭrossbred: Informal variety always created by crossing 2 other breeds.Ĭurrent: A currently recognised breed (means recognition by at least one registry in the world)Įxperimental: Early stages of development. With so many different registries with different views, the exact status of some breeds is hard to define. Mutations, Hybrids, Archaic/Alternate Names.

Cat Breeds (Recognized/Unrecognized, Common/Obscure), Variants,

Names for a blue tabby cat