Cat Breeds Flashcards

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Short haired
Medium sized
Ticked coat
Possible colors - ruddy, red, blue, and cream

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Abyssinian

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Short haired
Round head and eyes
Many colors common - sable, champagne, blue, platinum

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Burmese

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Short hair
Crossed with Siamese to reach new color points
Head and body identical to Siamese
Possible colors - red point, cream point, lynx point, and tortie point

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Color Point Shorthair

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Short hair
Not purebred (mixed ancestry)
Can produce kittens of same features ( coat, size, temper)

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Domestic Shorthair

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5
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Short hair 
Active 
Spotted tabby pattern (like wild cat) 
Fastest domestic cat
Possible colors - bronze, silver, and black smoke
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Egyptian Mau

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Short hair
Cross of Persian and Short haired breeds
Found in same variety of colors and patterns as Persians

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Exotic Shorthair

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Short hair 
Vary rare
Large forward-tilted ears 
Oval green eyes 
Chocolate brown coat
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Havana Brown

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Short hair
Long legs and body
Brilliant green eyes
Silvery blue

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Russian Blue

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Short hair 
Ears 'fold' forward 
Large round eyes 
Round face and body 
Any color
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Scottish Fold

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One of the oldest cats
Distinctive facial shape
Blue eyes
Colored points and height colored body

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Siamese

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Long or Short hair
Medium sized
Ears ‘curl’ back
Any color or pattern

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American Curl

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12
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Long or Short hair 
Stocky body 
Lack of long tail 
Possibly completely tailless
All colors and patterns
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Manx

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13
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Long hair
Siamese descent
Blue eyes
Solid paint colors - blue, iliac, chocolate, lynx, red, cream, tortois

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Balinese

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Long hair
Pointed with white paws
Blue eyes
Body eggshell or golden color

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Birman

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15
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Long hair
Heavier body and dense over coat
Daily grooming and house cleaning
Any color

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Domestic Longhair

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Long hair 
Large bodied 
Ears well tufted 
Large well tufted paws for snow 
Tail as long as torso 
Wide range of colors and patterns
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Maine Coon

17
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Exotic body type 
Small ears 
Large round face 
Long fluffy hair 
Any color pattern
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Persian

18
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Identical to Persian
Blue eyes
Fur of body white / cream
Points are many colors - seal, blue, iliac, cream, chocolate, red

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Persian Himalayan

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Long hair Abyssinian
Bushy tail
Possible colors - blue, fawn, red, ruddy

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Somali

20
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Short hair 
Soft, wavy, curly
Bat - like ears 
Round eyes 
Many colors and patterns
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Corish Rex

21
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Short curly hair 
Large pointed ears 
Because of genetic mutation 
Elfin look 
Wide variety of colors and patterns
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Devon Rex

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Long hair 
Curly coat 
Round, stocky body 
Curling is strongest on the flank, tummy and neck 
Back is least curly 
Wide variety of patterns
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Selkirk Rex