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Domestic cats have been diversified by humans into breeds and domestic
and wild hybrids. Many such breeds recognized by various cat registries.
Additionally, there are new and experimental breeds, landraces being
established as standardized breeds, distinct domestic populations not
being actively developed and lapsed (extinct) breeds.
As of 2023, The International Cat Association (TICA) recognizes 73
standardized breeds,[1] the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) recognizes 45,
[2]
the Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFe) recognizes 50,
[3]
the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF) recognizes 45,[4] and
the World Cat Federation (WCF) recognizes 69.[5]
Inconsistency in a breed's classification and naming among registries
means that an individual animal may be considered different breeds by
different registries (though not necessarily eligible for registry in them all,
depending on its exact ancestry). For example, TICA's Himalayan is
considered a colorpoint variety of the Persian by the CFA, while the
Javanese (or Colorpoint Longhair) is a color variation of the Balinese in
both the TICA and the CFA; both breeds are merged (along with the
Colorpoint Shorthair) into a single "mega-breed", the Colourpoint, by
the World Cat Federation (WCF), who have repurposed the name
"Javanese" for the Oriental Longhair. Also, "Colourpoint Longhair" refers to
different breeds in other registries. There are many examples of
nomenclatural overlap and differences of this sort. Furthermore, many
geographical and cultural names for cat breeds are fanciful selections
made by Western breeders to be exotic sounding and bear no relationship
to the actual origin of the breeds;[6] the Balinese, Javanese, and Himalayan
are all examples of this trend.
The domestic short-haired and domestic long-haired cat types are not
breeds, but terms used (with various spellings) in the cat fancy to describe
"mongrel" or "bicolor" cats by coat length, ones that do not belong to a
particular breed. Some registries such as the Cat Fanciers'
Association allow for domestic short hairs and domestic long hairs to be
registered for the purpose of outcrossing.[7] They should not be confused
with standardized breeds with similar names, such as the British
Shorthair and Oriental Longhair.
Breeds
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Co
at
Bod typ Coa
Locati
y e t
Breed on of Type Image
typ an patt
origin
e d ern
len
gth
Unspecifi
ed, but
somewhe Semi-
Abyssi Ticked
re in Afro- Natural foreig Short
nian[8] tabby
Asia, n
likely Ethi
opia[9]
Co
at
Bod typ Coa
Locati
y e t
Breed on of Type Image
typ an patt
origin
e d ern
len
gth
Moder Semi- Multi-
Aegean Greece Natural
ate long color
Americ
an United Mutation of Semi-
Cobby All
Bobtail States[11]
[
shortened tail long
10]
Americ Semi-
United Semi-
an Mutation foreig All
States[11] long
Curl[12] n
Americ
an United Foreig Semi-
Mutation All
Ringtai States[11] n long
l
Americ
an United
Natural Cobby Short All
Shorth States[11]
air
Co
at
Bod typ Coa
Locati
y e t
Breed on of Type Image
typ an patt
origin
e d ern
len
gth
Americ
an United Norm
Mutation Rex All
Wireha States[11] al
ir
Lean
Aphrod
and
ite Cyprus Natural All All
musc
Giant
ular
Moder
ate
Arabia Arabian
Natural and Short All
n Mau Peninsula
musc
ular
All
witho
ut
Crossbreed white
between and
United Moder
Asian the Burmese and Short witho
Kingdom ate
Chinchilla ut
Persians siame
se
pointi
ng
Co
at
Bod typ Coa
Locati
y e t
Breed on of Type Image
typ an patt
origin
e d ern
len
gth
All
witho
ut
Crossbreed white
Asian
between and
Semi- United Moder Semi-
the Burmese and witho
longhai Kingdom ate long
Chinchilla ut
r
Persians siame
se
pointi
ng
Crossbreed
between Spotte
Austral
Australia[ the Abyssinian, B Moder d or
ian Short
13]
urmese, and ate marbl
Mist
Australian short- ed
haired cats[13]
