Cat Breeds

Has a ruddy coat

Abyssinian

Has a naturally occurring short tail

American Bobtail

Ears curl back

American Curl

Variety of color and patterns

American Shorthair

American WireHair

Has points

Birman

Bombay

Ranked 6th, variety of colors

British Shorthair

Well muscled

Burmese

Oldest natural breed, eyes are gold-copper color, its head is more compact than the British Shorthair’s

Chartreux

Was developed by crossing an american Shorthair and Siamese

Colorpoint Shorthair

Cornish Rex

Devon Rex

European Burmese

Ranked 4th

Exotic

Has Gooseberry green eyes

Egyptian Mau

Is only brown and will have green eyes

Havana Brown

Has a short “kinked” pom pom tail

Japanese Bobtail

Has a heart shaped face

Korat

Laperm

Can have a rumpy (No tail), a stumpy (Short tail), and a longy (Complete tail)

Manx

Oldest natural breed in North America and ranked 2nd

Maine Coon

Has a stocky appearance

Norwegian Forest Cat

Its coat is an example of an agouti pattern

Ocicat

There are over 150 color variations

Oriental Shorthair

Ranked 5th

Persian

Ragamuffin

Goes limp like a “ragdoll” when picked up

Ragdoll

Only can have a silver and blue coat

Russian Blue

Naturally curly face and does not have as much of a flat face as other flat faced cats

Selkirk Rex

Ears fold forward and down, ranked 8th

Scottish Fold

Triangular shaped head, almond shaped eyes, and has points

Siamese

Native breed to Russia, hard to find outside of Europe, ranked 10th

Siberian

Colors vary from warm beige to Ivory, originally a “street cat” of Singapore and brought to America in 1975

Singapura

Has a “Foxtail” and is said to be the longhaired version of the Abyssinian

Somali

Different degrees of hairless (Light downy, peach fuzz, totally hairless), ranked 9th

Sphynx

A combination of the Burmese and Siamese

Tokinese

Can vary in a variety of coat colors

Turkish Angora

All white except for the head and tail

Turkish Van