Household cats are grouped into a smaller number of types according to basic physical appearance:

• domestic longhaired cat
• domestic shorthaired cat
• Oriental cat (not a specific breed, but any cat with an elongated slender build, almond-shaped eyes, large ears and very short sleek fur)

• Maltese cat
• Tabby cat
• Tortoiseshell cat (also known as 'calico cat' or 'torty')
• Tuxedo cat or 'Jellicle cat'

Table of contents

1 Longhaired and semi-longhaired cats 2 Shorthaired cats 3 Breeds with unusual physical features 4 External links

Longhaired and semi-longhaired cats

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

• Abyssinian cat
• American Keuda cat
• American Shorthair cat
• Asian Shorthair cat
• Australian Mist cat (or Spotted Mist cat)
• Bombay cat
• British Shorthair cat
• Brazilian Shorthair cat
• Burmese cat
• Burmilla cat
• Chartreux cat
• Colorpoint Shorthair cat
• Devon Rex cat
• Egyptian Mau cat
• European Burmese cat
• European Shorthair cat
• Exotic Shorthair cat
• Havana Brown cat
• Javanese cat
• Korat cat
• Malayan cat
• Oriental Shorthair cat
• Russian Blue cat
• Siamese cat (and Traditional or Applehead Siamese)
• Tonkinese cat

• American Bobtail cat
• American Curl cat
• American Wirehair cat
• Bengal cat
• California Spangled cat
• Chaucie cat
• Cornish Rex
• Cymric cat
• Devon Rex
• Havana Brown cat
• Japanese Bobtail cat
• LaPerm cat
• Manx cat
• Munchkin cat
• Ocicat
• Ojos Azules cat
• Pixie-bob cat
• Selkirk Rex cat
• Singapura cat
• Sphynx cat
• Scottish Fold cat
• Snowshoe cat
• Sokoke cat

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