British Longhair

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. more...

Please see individual articles for more information. See also breed.

Cats can also be grouped by type according to appearance or function.

Longhair and semi-longhair

• American Bobtail
• American Keuda
• Angora (British Angora) renamed Oriental Longhair in 2002
• Asian Semi-longhair (or Tiffanie)
• Balinese
• Birman
• British Longhair
• Chantilly/Tiffany cat
• Cherubim (or Honeybear)
• Colourpoint Longhair
• Exotic cat
• Himalayan
• Javanese
• Maine Coon
• Nebelung
• Neva Masquerade
• Norwegian Forest Cat
• Oriental Longhair
• Persian
• Ragdoll (and Ragamuffin)
• Siberian
• Snow Cat
• Somali
• Sterling
• Turkish Van
• Turkish Angora
• York Chocolate cat

Shorthair

• Abyssinian
• American Shorthair
• Antipodean (New Zealand Shorthair)
• Asian Shorthair
• Australian Mist (or Spotted Mist)
• Bahraini Dilmun Cat
• Bombay
• British Shorthair
• Brazilian Shorthair
• Burmese
• Burmilla
• Chartreux
• Colorpoint Shorthair
• Cornish Rex
• Egyptian Mau
• European Shorthair
• Havana Brown
• Jungala
• Khao Manee
• Korat
• Kucing Malaysia
• Malayan
• Oriental Shorthair
• Russian Blue
• Savannah
• Seychellois
• Siamese (and Traditional Siamese or Applehead Siamese)
• Templecat
• Tonkinese

Breeds with unusual physical features

• American Bobtail
• American Curl
• American Ringtail
• American Wirehair
• Bengal cat
• California Spangled Cat
• Chausie
• Cornish Rex
• Cymric
• Desert Lynx
• Devon Rex
• Don Sphynx
• Foldex Cat
• German Rex
• Japanese Bobtail
• Kurilian Bobtail Longhair
• Kurilian Bobtail Shorthair
• LaPerm
• Manx
• Mojave Spotted
• Munchkin
• Ocicat
• Ojos Azules
• Peterbald
• Pixie-bob
• Savannah
• Selkirk Rex
• Serengeti
• Singapura
• Sphynx
• Scottish Fold
• Snowshoe
• Sokoke
• Toyger
• Ussuri

External References

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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